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In Quinn bill debate, Romney stood by labor [2]

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Feb 18 2012

In Quinn bill debate, Romney stood by labor [4]

By Maria Cramer, The Boston Globe

“He’d certainly portrayed himself as a reformer,’’ said Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a business-backed watchdog group. “So there was a real contradiction between what he had put forward and then the fact that he didn’t sign off on this very hard-earned reform.’’
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Pieces of the Dream [6]

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Nov 3 2011

Pieces of the Dream [7]

By Gabrielle Gurley, Commonwealth Magazine

A 2006 Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation report found that the state higher education system stands to gain millions of dollars in new revenues under the bill. If the in-state tuition policy for public colleges and universities had been in place in 2009, up to 660 undocumented students would have enrolled, bringing in between $2.1 and $2.7 million.
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Teachers' generous sick leave benefits far outstrip what private sector provides employees [9]

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Oct 23 2011

Teachers' generous sick leave benefits far outstrip what private sector provides employees [11]

By Charis Anderson, South Coast Today

"There is clearly a double standard, in which public sector benefits are out of line with what's available in the private sector," said Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a nonpartisan public policy organization. "It's a divide in cities and towns because the public, most of whom work in the private sector — the voters — are being asked to support and pay for benefits they've long since lost or never had."
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Making DREAM a reality [13]

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Oct 11 2011

Making DREAM a reality [14]

By Jim Coogan, Cape Cod Times

In a much more recent analysis, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimated that the payback from this change could be as much as $7.4 million over four years. So it makes good economic sense. We've already invested in the K-12 education of these students. Why throw that away? It seems such a waste.
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Editorial: In-state rates for all Mass. kids, even if they lack legal status [16]

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Jul 31 2011

Editorial: In-state rates for all Mass. kids, even if they lack legal status [17]

The Boston Globe

Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, rejects the idea that offering the lower in-state tuition rate to these young people would cost Massachusetts money. He projects a boost to state revenues if students who are now priced out of college earn a chance to enroll at the resident rate, which is generally about half that of the nonresident rate. Illegal immigrants, notes Widmer, are not eligible for state financial aid.
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Editorial: Fix unfair tuition rules [19]

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Jul 23 2011

Editorial: Fix unfair tuition rules [20]

The Berkshire Eagle

By offering these students an incentive to stay in the state, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimates that the change in tuition rules would boost state revenues by $2 million in the first year the law is enacted and escalate to as much as $7.4 million by the fourth year.
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Patrick testifies on immigrant tuition bill: 'It's time for us to fix the law' [22]

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Jul 21 2011

Patrick testifies on immigrant tuition bill: 'It's time for us to fix the law' [23]

By Matt Murphy and Kyle Cheney, The Herald News / State House News Service

Taxpayer Foundation president Michael Widmer said the organization has no position on legislation authorizing in-state tuition rates for certain illegal immigrants. The analysis noted that over the last 12 years, the state has spent between $105 million and $120 million educating undocumented students in secondary and elementary schools.
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Patrick backs illegal immigrants on tuition [25]

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Jul 21 2011

Patrick backs illegal immigrants on tuition [26]

By Maria Sacchetti, The Boston Globe

Yesterday, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimated that passing the legislation would boost the state’s revenues by about $2 million in the first year, if 315 to 365 students enrolled, and up to $7.4 million by the fourth year, when the enrollment could more than double.
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Schools taking a hit in federal aid in the next fiscal year [28]

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Apr 26 2011

Schools taking a hit in federal aid in the next fiscal year [29]

By Michael Norton, Wareham Courier / State House News Service

Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation President Michael Widmer said that about $108 million from an allotment of $200 million in one-time education funds approved by Congress last year have not been requested by cities and towns and could be available for fiscal 2012. But Widmer said 100 communities have already used up their share of those funds – about $92 million – and the Chapter 70 funding cut could hurt more in those cities and towns.
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UMass goes deep for football glory [31]

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Apr 21 2011

UMass goes deep for football glory [32]

By Hillary Chabot, The Boston Herald

“They get a higher turnout from games and a higher pay-out,” said Michael Widmer, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Association. “Their applications could also increase. It’s not just Division 1 football, but it’s part of strategy to enhance the reputation of the university.”
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