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It’s bad news no matter how you spin it. The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, in a brief published in late December, called the situation “a sobering statement of how long and challenging the path to a well-functioning system is.”The MBTA says it...
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MTF's next webinar will examine public and private colleges and universities' role in the Commonwealth's economy. The webinar will include presentations by MTF President Doug Howgate and Evan Horowitz, Executive Director at the Center for State...
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MTF President Doug Howgate and Meaghan Callahan, MTF Director of Research, will provide a comprehensive overview of the Senate’s start to the budget process and put that pending plan in the context of ongoing fiscal challenges and the Administration...
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The Chair will discuss his committee’s budget proposal, and we’ll hear from him about some critical fiscal issues facing the Commonwealth. Members can register here...
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Three of the most-read stories from CommonWealth ... related to transportation, and the top story, about a Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation study, focused on transportation and the fallout from COVID and remote work on the downtown Boston office...
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Massachusetts faces a huge question mark about how to fund the future of transportation in the commonwealth. And we need a plan.A new report from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation described the challenge as “near insurmountable” given the...
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“Given that the MBTA lacks sufficient resources to even manage the previous $10 billion SGR Index, let alone the projects in the unconstrained 10-year spending framework, an additional $2 billion in capital needs puts the capital gap at near...
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On November 16, the MBTA presented an updated analysis of its State of Good Repair (SGR) Index, which measures the Authority’s capital asset needs, to the Board of Directors (here) in which it revised the SGR Index to $24.5 billion from the most...
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On December 4th, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF), along with the Department of Revenue (DOR) and other economic experts participated in the annual Consensus Revenue Hearing. The hearing offers administration and legislative budget...
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Analysts with the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation believe the hiring spree in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will slow, as will wage and salary growth, contributing to the sluggish withholding tax revenues.MTF and several other economic experts...