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Sep 30, 2021
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Sep 30, 2021
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Viewpoint: Clock is ticking on best ways to fund education in Mass.
Now is the time for the education establishment to embrace the greater foundational change that is needed to deliver for students, even if it makes adults in the system uncomfortable. Despite their long-held view that money alone will fix the...
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Sep 21, 2021
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Sep 21, 2021
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MTF Testimony in Support of Use of ARPA Funds for Investment in Public Health
Letter from Eileen McAnneny to State Senators Cindy Friedman and Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Chair and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, in support of public health investment of ARPA funds.
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Nov 03, 2022
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Nov 03, 2022
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Analysis of FY 2022 Surplus & Economic Development Bill
House and Senate budget leaders have released a compromise $3.76 billion economic development bill, which also closes the books on fiscal year (FY) 2022.  This legislation, which cuts the House and Senate economic development bill proposals by...
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May 03, 2022
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May 03, 2022
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Baker pushes unfinished business with economic development bill
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation helpfully adds it all up: The bill includes 614 environmental, climate, and economic development earmarks, and guarantees every municipality in the state at least $250,000.
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Apr 21, 2022
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Apr 21, 2022
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Governor Baker’s Economic Development/ARPA 2.0 Legislation
Earlier today, Governor Baker filed a combination economic development and COVID recovery bill that includes $1.3 billion in capital authorization, $2.3 billion in direct spending of remaining federal ARPA funds and 137 policy sections. This Brief...
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Jan 05, 2022
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Jan 05, 2022
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From soccer fields to boat ramps, South Shore to get $8.7 million in COVID relief money
According to an analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, much of the spending will be for healthcare at $946 million, housing at $624 million, infrastructure at $414 million, education at $389 million and economic development at $267...
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Dec 16, 2021
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Dec 16, 2021
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ARPA Bill's $135 Million For Massachusetts Cultural Council Not All That It Seems
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation executive vice president Doug Howgate said the number of earmarks in this item is not normal, but also not unheard of, especially in an arts, culture and tourism-related item. Earmarked items had been kept...
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Dec 15, 2021
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Dec 15, 2021
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Rattled child care programs poured grants into operations
In addition to other federal relief money, Massachusetts received $314 million in child care stabilization funds through the American Rescue Plan Act, according to a brief from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. States are required to spend 90...
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Dec 14, 2021
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Dec 14, 2021
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Federal Relief Funds for Child Care: What it Means for MA
Over the last two years, the federal government has spent trillions of dollars to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and spur an equitable economic recovery. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Coronavirus Response and...
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Dec 13, 2021
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Dec 13, 2021
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Baker signs $4 billion bill to dole out federal relief funds
The spending itself is mostly concentrated on health care ($964 million), housing ($624 million), infrastructure ($414 million), education ($389 million) and economic development ($267 million), as well as on specific workforce issues ($500 million...
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