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General Local Aid No Longer Supported with State Tax Revenue

June 15, 2012 By massbudget Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: local-aid, lottery, revenue, tax, taxes

Is President Obama finally getting it?

June 13, 2010 By liveandletlive 2 Comments

Does he now realize that corporate welfare will not generate significant job growth, but a strong healthy working/middle class will?  In this letter to Congress, President Obama is urging "swift action on several critical priorities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget-cuts, congress, education, local-aid, massachusetts, president-obama, school-budgets

Murphy Wants To Be Aggressive Treasurer

May 11, 2010 By massmarrier 1 Comment

While he and Grossman each propose a half billion dollar fund for such goals, Murphy would like MA to go solo on this. It would require making those safe investment decisions with the pension money, but  a fund solely with state money … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: banks, election, gambling, health-reform, jobs, local-aid, massachusetts, murphy, treasurer

Facing cuts, towns raise revenue

November 17, 2009 By yawu 32 Comments

Faced with declining revenues, cuts to local aid and rising costs, many Massachusetts towns are increasing hotel and meals taxes as well as overriding Proposition 2 1/2 to raise property taxes.In Rockland, residents voted 2-1 in favor of a … [Read more...]

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Another Option for Addressing Local Aid and Financing Our Schools

June 24, 2009 By bleicher Leave a Comment

Today our debate on taxes is stuck in mud because it requires agreement at the legislature to either cut services, increase taxes or authorize local government to tax.  In the absence of a resolution, our local cities and towns are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, income, local-aid, tax, taxes

State Senate releases its draft budget, with link

May 13, 2009 By AmberPaw 2 Comments

Here is the link:  http://www.mass.gov/legis/10bu... I am considering this a "draft budget" with heavy action in the amendments.  Mandatory services, that are required by our constitution, are not fully funded. Core services to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, consitutionally-mandated, core-services, fiscal-crisis, local-aid, vulnerable

Preserving our commitment to education

April 29, 2009 By jason-lewis 36 Comments

You can read my views on ethics reform, here (PDF), on transportation reform here (PDF), and on pension reform here. But, even with comprehensive reforms and cost-savings, the impact of a FY10 budget without any new revenue would be … [Read more...]

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Just so you know, the Mass House is broadcasting live again tonight, 4/28/09

April 28, 2009 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

Here is the link again:  http://masslegislature.tv/?l=h... Consolidated amendments are flying down the shute - so far no surprises, though.  I believe $200 million was added to local aid from the anticipated revenues from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: local-aid, revenue, sales-tax, tax-hike, taxation

Adrian Walker for the Win!

April 17, 2009 By Charley on the MTA 12 Comments

Just go read the whole thing.The clumsy way state government has approached this crisis speaks to a broken culture on Beacon Hill. Lawmakers avoid "tough" votes as if they were not elected to make decisions. Many spend entire careers in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: adrian-walker, local-aid, patrick, taxes

Start Here Before Cutting Into the Safety Net

January 14, 2009 By liamd 17 Comments

The Governor needs to find at least $750 million in savings to bridge the budget gap in this fiscal year. The Pioneer plan urges that he and legislative leaders start with emergency and targeted cuts that will save $311 million in the final … [Read more...]

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Woke up sick about the state, which has so badly mismanaged so much of the COVID-19 response for the entire year, insisting their judgment should be substituted for local districts when they have made it clear they both don’t know and don’t care about local conditions. #MAEdu

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My unsolicited environmental recommendation of the day: this episode of "Why Is This Happening?"

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#BREAKING: Mass. Aims To Take Remote Learning Option 'Off The Table,' Bring Students Back To Classrooms https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/02/23/massachusetts-covid-19-coronavirus-schools-in-person-learning-jeff-riley/

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OPINION: Despite the governor's shortcomings -- most recently, the rollout of the COVID vaccine -- none of the state's Democrats show any interest in challenging him in 2022. https://wbur.fm/3k9W2nf

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OPINION: Despite the governor's shortcomings -- most recently, the rollout of the COVID vaccine -- none of the state's Democrats show any interest in challenging him in 2022. https://wbur.fm/3k9W2nf

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