Effort launched for college aid
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Mar 9 2010
Michael J. Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said he supports funding for public higher education, but the massive fiscal crisis in state government will not end any time soon. The budget problems will be especially bleak for the fiscal year that starts in July of next year when stimulus money could be gone.
A candidate in search of the common touch
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Mar 7 2010
Romney left a balanced budget with no surplus, according to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.
Williamstown budget allows wage boost
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Mar 5 2010
Patrick's desire to level-fund local aid may be the best case scenario with some state legislators and the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation predicting that local aid will be cut by 5, 10, or as much as 15 percent for fiscal year 2011, he said.
House Speaker DeLeo Banks On Casinos, Slots
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Mar 5 2010
But Mike Widmer of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation says DeLeo is using today's economy for political expediency. After all, Widmer says, the economic benefit of gaming won't be realized for years.
Report calls for steep cuts in budget
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Mar 5 2010
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation President Michael Widmer recommended leaving the "rainy day" fund untouched next year. He also suggested that $160 million in anticipated federal Medicaid reimbursements and $300 million to be saved by restructuring some debt under Patrick's proposal be put back into reserves instead of spending it immediately.
‘Crisis mode’ for municipal health plans'
Mar 5 2010
"That would be the biggest thing the state can do to help municipalities deal with their enormous fiscal problems,'' said Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.
DeLeo stirs political pot over casinos
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Mar 5 2010
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation earlier this week also questioned the jobs promises historically attached to expanded gambling proposals and indicated it would likely analyze any new claims.
Taking sides on Mass. film tax credit
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Mar 4 2010
Patrick is proposing to cap the tax credit at $50 million a year, down from about $125 million, and the governor's got a supporter in Michael Widmer, president of the Mass. Taxpayers Foundation. "In my 20 years at the foundation . . . I would say this is probably the most costly tax credit with the least economic benefit in my experience,'' said Widmer.
Is the MA film tax credit a Hollywood handout or economic boost?
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Mar 4 2010
"This is probably the most costly tax credit with the least economic benefit in my experience - $125 million a year is the estimate for the next fiscal year," said Michael Widmer of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.
State Leaders Look To Cut Movie Tax Credits
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Mar 4 2010
"This is the most costly tax credit with the least economic benefit, in my experience," said Michael Widmer, of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
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