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Presentation: A $20 Minimum Wage – Lessons Learned and Anticipated Impact

Phineas Baxandall April 25, 2024 Jobs & the Economy Presentation Taxes

On April 23, 2024, Interim President Phineas Baxandall gave a legislative briefing examining the potential impacts of increasing the state minimum wage to $20 per ...

MassBudget’s Look at the Fiscal Year 2025 House Ways and Means Budget Proposal

MassBudget Staff April 10, 2024 Budget Resources Statement

The House Ways and Means (HWM) Committee released its proposed budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The proposal reflects both an increase in anticipated ...

Presentation: K-12 Funding Update for the Legislative Gateway Caucus

Colin Jones April 8, 2024 Budget Resources Education Presentation

On March 27, 2024, Deputy Policy Director Colin Jones presented to the Legislative Gateway Caucus. He provided a briefing on K-12 funding and policy, including ...

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FY 2021 GOVERNOR’S BUDGET: Summary – Lack of new revenues constrains Governor’s ability to make bold moves

MassBudget Staff January 30, 2020 Budget Resources

Big changes are afoot for Massachusetts in the coming fiscal year. FY 2021 is the start of a seven-year overhaul of school funding and lawmakers ...

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Four items to watch in the budget debate

Monique Ching January 21, 2020 Budget Resources

The yearly budget cycle kicks off this week with the Governor's proposal for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget. In preparation, MassBudget published a series ...

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Revenue Expectations for the FY 2021 State Budget

Kurt Wise January 16, 2020 Budget Brief Budget Resources Taxes

With a new commitment to increasing state K-12 education funding and the ever more obvious need to repair and upgrade our transportation systems, will lawmakers ...

Case Study: Increasing Quality After-School Opportunities in Salem, Massachusetts

Colin Jones January 15, 2020 Education Kids

Without sufficient funding, communities across the Commonwealth face challenges in helping all students, particularly those most in need of additional support, gain access to affordable, ...

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Delivering on the K-12 Education Funding Overhaul & the Student Opportunity Act (SOA)

Colin Jones January 14, 2020 Budget Resources Education Kids

Now that the state has revamped its education funding formula, how will lawmakers fund these changes in this first year of implementation?

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Will the Transportation Budget Reflect New Realities? 6 Things to Look Out For

Phineas Baxandall January 10, 2020 Budget Resources Transportation

Will the Governor's FY 2021 budget proposal indicate his commitment toward improving public transit, developing regional rail, reducing traffic congestion, and other priorities?

FY 2021 BUDGET PREVIEW: Will the Governor reboot his dependent deduction proposal or take a more targeted approach?

Phineas Baxandall January 6, 2020 Budget Resources Kids Taxes

Will the Governor again propose to double the state's dependent deduction, which wasn't adopted by the Legislature, or will state lawmakers provide more targeted tax ...

Impact of the Increase in the Massachusetts Minimum Wage to $12.75

Marcus Giang December 20, 2019 Jobs & the Economy Kids

These infographics show the impacts of the increase in the Massachusetts minimum wage on January 1, 2020, from $12 to $12.75 per hour.

Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward for the Children and Families of Massachusetts

Nancy Wagman December 15, 2019 Kids Kids Featured

Data describing our communities document that opportunity is not equally available to children and families across the Commonwealth. While effective public policy removes obstacles along ...

Massachusetts Poverty Rate and Median Income Improved in 2018, but Not by Enough

Marcus Giang November 19, 2019 Jobs & the Economy Kids

The United States is in the midst of the longest economic expansion in its history, following the Great Recession with sustained recovery. Massachusetts' economy today ...

Credit Where Credit is Due: The EITC and CTC – two proven tools to keep low-paid workers out of poverty

Monique Ching November 12, 2019 Kids Taxes

One of the most successful ways to lift people out of poverty is through tax credits targeted to low- and moderate-income families. Families use these ...

Wrong on Schedule: How Unstable Scheduling Hurts Massachusetts Workers and their Families

November 12, 2019 Jobs & the Economy

Over the next several years, Massachusetts will see more job openings in hourly retail and food service positions (salespersons, cashiers, fast food workers, and wait ...

Shifting the Balance: How a Massachusetts “Fair Workweek” Law Can Protect Workers and their Families from Unstable Schedules

November 12, 2019 Jobs & the Economy

As laid out in a companion report, Wrong on Schedule: How Unstable Scheduling Hurts Massachusetts Workers and their Families, employers in low-wage service industries like ...

Testimony before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight on H.2681, “An Act Ensuring Equitable Representation in the Commonwealth”

Colin Jones October 17, 2019 Education Kids Testimony

The Pros and Cons of Higher Gas Taxes, and How They Could be Offset for Lower-Income Families

Phineas Baxandall October 17, 2019 Taxes Transportation

As the Commonwealth seeks to improve our aging transportation system, policy makers have considered raising the gas tax. This paper assesses the gas tax along ...