The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a business-backed watchdog, is expecting a drop in revenue of $3.9 billion compared to initial estimates, according to its president, Eileen McAnneny. Others projected a more positive picture, though they...

Eileen McAnneny, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, projected fiscal 2021 tax revenues will amount to $27.27 billion, about 3.9 billion - 12.5% less - than the commonwealth’s original benchmark set in January. It’s lower than the $6...

Overall, according to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the federal government has given $15.8 billion in federal relief payments to Massachusetts individuals. Some of that money was taxable, like unemployment benefits. Other money, like...

Uncertainties with federal aid make it hard to pin down exactly how big the state’s budget hole is, Eileen McAnneny of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation said. Should another federal relief package not materialize, McAnneny said “the revenue...

Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation President Eileen McAnneny said she expected economic recovery to be “up-and-down and perhaps spotty” until the pandemic is controlled. She projected tax revenues would land at $27.27 billion this fiscal year, $3.9...

Eileen McAnneny, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, predicted a $3.9 billion drop in state tax revenues, which would increase without federal relief. "Even if there is a fiscal aid package, the proposed funding may be...

Aiello, the chair of the control board, said he was concerned about the high level of borrowing by the MBTA for capital projects, which shows up on the transit authority’s operating budget as debt service. “This is shooting up at a rate that is...

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation has estimated the system will see a $308 million deficit. ...

Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation President Eileen McAnneny said it’s “good news” the state won’t have to dip into the stabilization fund. ...

The second report suggests the authority’s success over the last few years in addressing long-standing maintenance and modernization needs may come to a halt in four years. The report describes an “impending chasm” between the billions of dollars...