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Today, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM) released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The $57.99 billion spending plan includes notable investments in higher education, early education, and mental and behavioral health;...
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The wide swing indicates the state is still navigating an atypical time, particularly with collections in some areas, such as sales tax revenue, still falling below expectations, said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation,...
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On March 1st, the Healey-Driscoll administration unveiled their economic development bill, titled An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts’ Economic Leadership or the Mass Leads Act. Through $2.815 billion in capital spending authorizations, ...
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Higher ed’s fortunes, whether good or bad, “are more pronounced here than in any other state,” said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, during a recent presentation and panel discussion the organization convened...
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The House finalized its $58.07 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget last week after adding $95.8 million in spending over the course of three days of debate.The House took action on 1,495 amendments through a combination of 7 consolidated amendments...
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Two weeks ago, the House Ways and Means Committee released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. While the budget development process for the upcoming fiscal year will consume much of the attention in the coming weeks, the FY 2024 fiscal...
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This November, voters in Massachusetts may be asked to approve or reject a number of proposals that either create new or amend existing state laws. These proposals, known as initiative petitions, are currently under consideration by the State...
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5 Things to Know:1. House members filed 1,495 amendments, 71 fewer than in FY 2024 and 27 fewer than in FY 2023.2. The fiscal impact of all amendments is $2.02billion.*3. Over 70% (1,095) of the amendments are earmarks.4. Approximately 25%(400) of...
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Earlier today, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget development process officially moved to the Legislature with the release of the House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) budget proposal. About two months after Governor Healey filed her administration’s...
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Workforce challenges at the MBTA have received extensive reporting in recent years. Those challenges took on a new sense of urgency in 2022 when a safety management inspection by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) found that the MBTA needed to...