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Three Funds, One Purpose: Implementing Fair Share

Jason Wright August 23, 2023 Budget Resources Education Taxes Transportation

The Fiscal Year 2024 budget is the first state budget to include money raised from the Fair Share Amendment, making important investments in education and

Your Fair Share Dollars at Work: Critical Investments and Hard Choices

Jason Wright August 15, 2023 Budget Resources Education Taxes Transportation

The Fair Share Amendment is doing what voters wanted it to do: making new, important investments in our Commonwealth and making our tax system more

How Will We Spend Fair Share Dollars? Competing Proposals Highlight Needs and Opportunities

Jason Wright June 2, 2023 Budget Resources Education Taxes Transportation

Fiscal Year 2024, which starts in July 2023, is the first state budget to include Fair Share dollars, and the Governor's, House, and Senate budget

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Preventing High-Income Tax Avoidance to Protect Education and Transportation

Phineas Baxandall February 13, 2023 Education Reports Taxes Transportation

Problems with potential high-income tax avoidance can be solved by following many other states that require that taxpayers file their state income taxes with the

Memo to Governor Healey on Ways to Ensure Effective Implementation of the Fair Share Amendment

Marie-Frances Rivera , Phineas Baxandall January 5, 2023 Budget Resources Education Taxes Transportation

As Massachusetts voters have amended the state constitution to include a 4 percent surtax on taxable income over $1 million, MassBudget would like to offer

A Bridge Too Far: Sagging Investment Leaves 644 Massachusetts Bridges Structurally Deficient

Hallah Elbeleidy , Phineas Baxandall August 30, 2022 Reports Transportation

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation maintains a database tracking 7,880 bridges across the Commonwealth. This paper examines the condition of these bridges and the impact

Brief for Amicus Curiae on the Gig Worker Ballot Question

MassBudget Staff June 15, 2022 Transportation

MassBudget's brief to Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court asking to dismiss the ballot question exempting gig companies from providing employee benefits and protections. The brief outlined

PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES: la Enmienda de Parte Justa (Impuesto a los millonarios)

MassBudget Staff May 13, 2022 Education Taxes Transportation

¿Busca información más detallada sobre la Enmienda de Parte Justa que se está debatiendo aquí en la Commonwealth? Consulte nuestra guía para responder a algunas

Investing in Transportation Can Help Massachusetts

Phineas Baxandall April 25, 2022 Transportation

This one-page summary of a longer report outlines how Massachusetts has underinvested in its transportation infrastructure, and greater investment can improve the economy, equity, and

Earth Day is a Time to Consider Better Responses to High Gas Prices: Free Public Transit and Other Ideas

Algernon Austin , Phineas Baxandall April 22, 2022 Taxes Transportation

Higher gas prices are causing anxiety for many and are eating away at the meager incomes of low- and moderate-income families. Politicians are promoting a

Testimony on Employment Classification for App-Based Drivers

Marie-Frances Rivera March 30, 2022 Testimony Transportation

MassBudget stands in opposition to House bill (H.4375/H.4376), An Act defining and regulating the contract-based relationship between network companies and app-based drivers.

The Three E’s: Greater Transportation Funding Can Improve the Economy, Equity, and Environment

Phineas Baxandall March 28, 2022 Reports Taxes Transportation

New sustaining revenue is needed for Massachusetts' transportation systems, and no source of new funding is better scaled to meet the size of underinvestment than

FAQ: Fair Share Amendment Edition

MassBudget Staff March 16, 2022 Education Taxes Transportation

Looking for more detailed information on the Fair Share Amendment being discussed here in the Commonwealth? Check out our guide to some common questions about

Testimony to end tax subsidies for purchasing private jets and other aircraft

Phineas Baxandall December 14, 2021 Taxes Testimony Transportation

To the Joint Committee on Revenue December 14, 2021 RE: Testimony in support of An Act Relevant to the Repeal of the Sales Tax Exemption

New Federal Spending Makes It Crucial to Add State Funds for Education and Transportation

Phineas Baxandall , Colin Jones December 8, 2021 Budget Resources Education Reports Taxes Transportation

The federal and state governments act as partners to ensure high-quality education and transportation. In response to the COVID pandemic, the federal government has made

Federal Relief and Recovery Funding and Massachusetts’ Transportation Future

Phineas Baxandall August 24, 2021 Reports Transportation

Unprecedented Needs and Opportunity Families and businesses rely on transportation systems like roads, sidewalks, buses, and trains for almost everything we do. These are the

Testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation in support of free public transit and discounted fares for low-income riders

Phineas Baxandall July 27, 2021 Testimony Transportation

To: Joint Committee on Transportation From: Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Re: Legislation for fare-free public transit and discounted fares for low-income riders July 28,

Does it Make Sense to Collect Bus Fares?

Phineas Baxandall March 24, 2021 Reports Transportation

Eliminating fares on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Regional Transit Authority (RTA) buses makes sense for practical economic reasons as well as for equity