When we celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, it's worth reflecting on how our state policies help mothers to balance family and job obligations (we should ask the same about fathers, but that's another day). Since last Mother's Day, … [Read more...]
MassBudget FAQ: Expanding School Meals and Implications for School Funding Formulas
Massachusetts schools are phasing-in a set of improvements to their school meals programs--expanding free breakfast and lunch for many kids, increasing federal revenue, and reducing administrative record-keeping. These changes help ensure … [Read more...]
How New Federal Revenue Affects State Spending Trends
As part of our ongoing analysis of the state budget, we at MassBudget recently released a factsheet on how implementation of the Affordable Care Act affects the state's fiscal condition (available HERE). Most significantly, the law provides … [Read more...]
The Earned Income Tax Credit in Massachusetts
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) improves the economic security of working families by increasing the after tax incomes of low and moderate wage workers. MassBudget just released a short factsheet, Massachusetts's Earned Income Tax … [Read more...]
MassBudget Infographic: Expanding Opportunity & Child Poverty in MA
The number of children living in poverty in Massachusetts would be twice as high as it is if low income families did not receive help from effective anti-poverty programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Supplemental Nutrition … [Read more...]
MassBudget FAQ on automatic income tax rate cut
The Governor recently announced the need to cut funding for school transportation, job training, health care, and other investments that support and strengthen our people and our economy. One of the reasons for these cuts was the … [Read more...]
New MassBudget Report: From Poverty to Opportunity
Fifty years ago economic growth in America was leading to rising wages across the income spectrum and progress towards broadly shared prosperity. In that context the nation launched a series of Great Society initiatives to expand … [Read more...]
Public Health Implications of Earned Paid Sick Time
Policies that affect the health of individuals also affect the health of the community. MassBudget's new fact sheet Earned Paid Sick Time: Supporting Healthy, Thriving Communities examines the effects on the general public, families, and … [Read more...]
MA Again Leads in Health Coverage, but US incomes stagnant and poverty declining slowly
The economic security of working families depends on reliable access to affordable health care, as well as opportunities to earn good incomes and to share in the benefits of economic growth. New information released by the Census Bureau … [Read more...]
Massachusetts kids lead nation in well-being, but even here far too many live in poverty
Children have a greater opportunity to thrive and succeed in Massachusetts than in any other state, according to the 50-state ranking yesterday today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT project (full report available HERE). Because … [Read more...]
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