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Apr 10, 2023
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A Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation report released last week reached many of the same conclusions. Without an influx of new employees, the MBTA will not be able to elevate service levels, fix deteriorated infrastructure and focus on new major...
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Apr 10, 2023
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He also addressed a recent Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation report which concluded that the T will need to hire around 2,800 workers within the next 12 months if it hopes to address service cuts, safety issues, and other ongoing challenges. ...
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Apr 09, 2023
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A sobering report from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation shows the T won’t be fixed, much less back to normal, any time soon. But that’s no reason to give up on it. The system, MTF found, needs nearly 50 percent more new hires in the next...
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Apr 09, 2023
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The T’s bus driver shortage is part of a larger hiring problem facing the agency. A report from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation last week said the T must hire 2,800 workers in the next 12 months for the system to be fully operational. ...
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Apr 04, 2023
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The Taxpayers Foundation, in the latest of a series of reports on the financial and operational status of the critical transportation system, said its analysis of MBTA payroll data, state demographics, and studies by both industry groups and...
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Apr 04, 2023
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Between an upcoming wave of retirements at the T and an increasingly difficult labor market, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation — the think tank behind the report — forecasts an uphill battle. “A sufficient workforce is the most fundamental...
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Apr 03, 2023
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The MBTA appears to be on track to start the next fiscal year with staffing levels 20 to 25% below what's required to maintain the system and needs to hire 2,800 workers in the next 12 months to ensure safety and progress, according to a new report,...
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Apr 03, 2023
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A new report from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation suggests inadequate staffing levels have become the T’s biggest challenge and perhaps the most difficult one to resolve. The numbers are not pretty. According to the foundation, the T needs...
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Apr 03, 2023
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
Gov. Maura Healey has placed meaningful tax reform atop the policy agenda this session, with a $987 million package that was filed in conjunction with her inaugural budget. As we laid out in a recent report, significant tax relief is not only...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
Apr 03, 2023
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A new report released Monday lays out in stark detail the future the MBTA faces if it cannot hire the number of employees it needs to put itself back on track — reduced service, the inability to fix aging infrastructure, and a shift away from new...
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