In the final actions of the year, the House and Senate passed a spending bill with a big gift for Big Oil. By permanently lifting the longstanding crude oil export ban, Congressional Republicans made sure it will be Christmas all year round … [Read more...]
Massachusetts left in great shape at change of administration
Massachusetts was left in great shape after Deval Patrick left office, with ten straight months of job growth, high reserves and historic credit ratings due to the Patrick-Murray Administration's investments in education, innovation and … [Read more...]
Dropping film tax credit to expand EITC is both progressive & populist… why aren’t Dems on board?
As Judy Meredith pointed out earlier this month, Governor Baker's proposal to kill the film tax credit and use the money to fund an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit is both a great idea, and would be very difficult to fight … [Read more...]
Fully Baked Baker Budget
With an ostensible liberal Democratic-controlled General Court, MA remains traditionally fiscally conservative. That's fertile ground for GOP Gov. Charlie Baker to plant his no-new taxes seeds. Thus, most of his first budget proposal likely … [Read more...]
Why Partners Healthcare’s Market Power (and Proposed Expansion) is bad for MA
It is time for Massachusetts to lead the nation, once again, on healthcare. An “historic” opportunity to address provider pricing power, in a period of market consolidation, should not be overlooked. The governor-elect and attorney … [Read more...]
House Committee Proposes More Than 50% Cut To Arts
BOSTON, April 9, 2014— Statement by Matt Wilson, MASSCreative Executive Director on House Ways and Means Committee Recommended Funding of the Massachusetts Cultural Council in FY15 State Budget: “We are deeply disappointed with the House … [Read more...]
Austerity for Little Kids’ Brains: Boston School Budget Cuts Mean Mass Layoffs
Boston is the 26th-wealthiest city on the entire planet, according to a Brookings Institution report, yet it is declaring it can't afford to invest in its future. The city is slashing its school budget, laying off hundreds of teachers and … [Read more...]
Analyzing the Governor’s Budget for FY 2015
Yesterday, the Governor filed his budget proposal for FY 2015—his blueprint for what he thinks we should do together through state government in the coming year (and how we will pay for those things.) Unlike his proposal last year, … [Read more...]
A Preview of the FY 2015 Budget
With the national economy still struggling to recover from the Great Recession, for the sixth year in a row Massachusetts starts the budget process facing a substantial gap between ongoing revenue and the cost of maintaining current … [Read more...]
GOP Austerity Forcing More Families to Shiver Through Polar Vortex
Wealthy Americans aren't being asked to pay a dime more than pre-Bush-era tax rates to close the budget deficit. Oil & coal companies are still getting their billions in subsidies. But as MSNBC's Ned Resnikoff reports, conservatives are … [Read more...]
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