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What’s in the Governor’s Budget

January 24, 2013 By massbudget

A budget is a statement of priorities; it describes what we want to do together as a Commonwealth in the coming year—and how we will pay for those things. The top priorities in the Governor's budget for this coming year are Education and … [Read more...]

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General Local Aid No Longer Supported with State Tax Revenue

June 15, 2012 By massbudget

The money that the state provides to cities and towns for police and fire protection, parks, and other core local services is often referred to as general local aid (cities and towns receive separate Chapter 70 education aid to help fund … [Read more...]

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Economic Stimulus: What can national and state governments do to save and create jobs quickly?

June 11, 2010 By massbudget

MassBudget recently published a short paper that may be of interest to BMG readers. Economic Stimulus: What Can National and State Governments Do To Save and Create Jobs Quickly?, examines how economic stimulus policies work and which … [Read more...]

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The Budget Browser: A Resource for Everyone

May 13, 2010 By massbudget

First, I am very glad that our new tool is helping to fuel these types of debates and that it is making data available to people on all sides to examine, analyze, and make their case.  Informed debate about the tax and spending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts-budget-inflation

Budget Browser: A new online, interactive tool

April 6, 2010 By massbudget

The Browser provides you with several ways to look at budget information for Massachusetts. You can see historic spending amounts and trends when you Compare Past Year Budgets; you can Compare Current Budget Proposals for the next fiscal … [Read more...]

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Federal Stimulus in Massachusetts

October 16, 2009 By massbudget

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) this week released a detailed report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's impact on Massachusetts.  We thought Blue Mass Group readers might find it useful.   … [Read more...]

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