While “Closing the Racial Divide” delivers sobering warnings about how significant and pervasive racial disparities remain in Massachusetts and the nation, it also documents the enormous economic and fiscal benefits that would flow from ending them....

The proposed Senate limitations could save the state $10 million to $15 million a year, according to an analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. ...

Publicly subjecting spending decisions to that type of process — particularly for an unprecedented lump sum of federal funds — helps offer “much-needed clarity,” said Eileen P. McAnneny, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. ...

Today, the Senate completed three days of debate to finalize its fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget.  After adding $63.7 million in additional spending and 83 new policy sections, the Senate and House budgets will now be reconciled through conference...

Doug Howgate, of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said the size and scope of the federal largesse is unprecedented. “The big challenge is how you balance the needs right now with the reality that you need to make sure...

A breakdown of the 923 Senate amendments to the FY 2022 budget ...

The business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation said its 29-page report marks its first exploration of the issue and statistically documents inequities in wealth, income and employment, education, criminal justice, and health care. If Black...

Today, as part of its action on COVID-19 emergency leave legislation, the House acted to address the steep increase in the solvency assessment that employers pay as part of their Unemployment Insurance premium. ...

This report is MTF’s first foray into the topic of racial disparities. Our interest stems from MTF’s commitment to a Commonwealth for economic opportunity for all. Our approach to this report was to research, compile and analyze as much...