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How Much Will Each District Benefit from the New Child & Dependent Tax Credit?
The proposed Child and Family Tax Credit would help families by providing a refundable credit each year for each child under 13 and dependent adults ...
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Who Benefits from the New Tax Package?
The new tax package is the largest set of tax changes the Commonwealth has seen in some 15 years and will cost the Commonwealth over ...
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Fair Share Advances Racial Equity Through New Budget Investments
The first year of investments made with Fair Share dollars demonstrate how the new surtax creates opportunities to mitigate the ongoing harms of structural racism ...
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Testimony in Support of H489/S301 on Affordable and Accessible Early Education
Policy Analyst Adam Jones urges the Joint Committee on Education to create a Commonwealth that features high-quality, affordable child care accessible to more families.
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Statement on Governor’s Affordable Homes Act
Statement by Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center in response to bill H.4138, which takes the scale of our state's housing challenges seriously and can be ...
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Statement on Governor’s Proposal to Leverage Stabilization Funds to Secure Federal Grants
Statement by Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Interim President Phineas Baxandall in response to today’s proposal by Governor Maura Healey to utilize interest from the ...
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Testimony in Opposition to H.1848 on Reclassifying Rideshare Drivers
MassBudget's written testimony submitted in opposition to H1848, An Act establishing rights and obligations of transportation network drivers and transportation network companies.
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Phineas Baxandall to serve as Interim President
The MassBudget Board is excited to announce that long-time staff member, Dr. Phineas Baxandall, will serve as Interim President.
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MassBudget Statement on the 2023 Tax Relief Package
Today, the conference committee presented the biggest package of tax changes in 15 years. We commend them for taking important steps to improve affordability for ...
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Testimony in Support of Raising the Minimum Wage
MassBudget's Policy Director Phineas Baxandall urges the Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development to pass a bill to increase the minimum wage out of ...
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