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Data Do Not Show Massachusetts Facing a Crisis of Outmigration
Despite recurring warnings from some quarters, none of the available official data indicate that Massachusetts is in the midst of - or moving quickly toward ...
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Statement on the Passage of the Affordable Homes Act
On the morning of August 6th, Governor Healey signed the 2024 housing bond bill, also known as the Affordable Homes Act, into law. Read our ...
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Listening Session Remarks to the Early Education and Care Task Force
MassBudget's Adam Jones submitted remarks to the Early Education and Care Task Force for their summer 2024 listening session that took place on August 6, ...
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2025 Massachusetts Budget Showcases Accomplishments of Fair Share Amendment
As the budget making process for the current fiscal year finishes, Massachusetts would be in a very different place if voters hadn’t approved the Fair ...
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Testimony in Support of “An Act Relative to Property Tax Classification in the City of Boston” (HB.4805)
MassBudget's Phineas Baxandall testifies: Allow Boston to protect residents against a big property tax increase resulting from lower business taxes.
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Viviana M. Abreu-Hernández, PhD to Serve as MassBudget’s Next President
After an extensive national search, the Board is pleased to announce that MassBudget has found its next leader. Viviana M. Abreu-Hernández, PhD will be joining ...
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Presentation – Transportation Funding: Context, Challenges & Progress
On June 24, 2024, Policy Director Phineas Baxandall joined Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA)'s community conversation on transportation funding. Baxandall focused on how Fair Share spending ...
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K-12 Funding Analysis by District: Challenges of Recent Inflation Limiting Investments From the Student Opportunity Act
The 2019 Student Opportunity Act (SOA) intended to make state funding in K-12 schools more robust and equitable. The following analysis examines the SOA’s impact ...
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Pre-Conference Analysis: With Fair Share Revenue Surpassing Expectations, More Money Could Go to Education and Transportation in House and Senate Compromise
Going into this year's Conference Committee, one major story is that revenue collection from the Fair Share "millionaire's tax" is much higher than originally projected. ...
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32% of Children Live in Cost-Burdened Households: MassBudget Urges Lawmakers to Focus on Affordability
Massachusetts ranks second in child well-being nationally, according to the 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book. However, high housing costs relative to family income continue to ...
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