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The State of Working Massachusetts 2011
assessment, The State of Working Massachusetts 2011, shows that while Massachusetts has shared in this hardship, its economy is performing better than the rest of ...
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Median Household Income Dropped in Massachusetts and the U.S. in 2010
On September 22, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual update of state-level data on household income from the American Community Survey (ACS). These data ...
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Cracks in the Foundation of MA K-12 Funding
The foundation budget established under the Education Reform Act of 1993 to calculate adequate baseline spending for the state's public school districts understates the costs ...
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Massachusetts Ranks 33rd in Taxes in FY 2009
On October 31 the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual update of State and Local Government Finances, providing national data for Fiscal Year 2009. The ...
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Massachusetts Still Leads in Health Care Coverage
Health insurance coverage in Massachusetts far surpasses coverage nationally and in all other states, detailed statistics released by the Census Bureau September 22 confirm.
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2010 Poverty Rate Increases in Both Massachusetts and Across the Country
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual update of state-level poverty rates from the American Community Survey (ACS). In contrast to the Census' Current ...
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Massachusetts Still a Leader in Health Coverage
Thanks to the apparent success of Massachusetts's health reform, Census Bureau estimates released September 13 indicate that Massachusetts still leads the nation in health care ...
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U.S. Poverty Rate Rises Again
New Census Bureau data released today show that the national poverty rate increased for the third year in a row in 2010, rising to 15.1 ...
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Jobs and the Massachusetts Economy, Labor Day 2011
After a deep recession that officially began in December of 2007 and ended in June of 2009, the US economy is now in a period ...
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FISCAL FALLOUT: The Great Recession, Policy Choices, & State Budget Cuts, Fiscal Years 2009-2012 (updated)
This updated report examines state budget cuts since the onset of the current economic downturn. It builds on our prior edition published in April (which ...
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