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Apr 03, 2023
TRANSPORTATION
State lawmakers must do more to address the MBTA’s severe workforce shortage, a problem that will likely extend service cuts through the remainder of the year, as the agency needs far more manpower to safely operate its current system, a new report...
TRANSPORTATION
Apr 03, 2023
TRANSPORTATION
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation noted in a new report that there are currently major gaps in the T’s staffing, including having one-third fewer people than needed to properly operate the capital budget office. Moreover, one in every 10 of the...
TRANSPORTATION
Mar 31, 2023
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2023
Gov. Maura Healey signed a supplemental budget for fiscal year 2023 Tuesday, just a few weeks after announcing her FY-2024 budget. As Doug Howgate of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation explains, this is normal and is essentially a way for the...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2023
Mar 30, 2023
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
"Having a way to make sure we are reassessing elements of our tax code is always a good idea," said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. "In some cases it makes sense to have a sunset date. The state can say let's try...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
Mar 29, 2023
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, supported the governor's bill. In prepared testimony, he told Revenue Committee members that while the state's economic and policy landscape has changed in three key ways since the...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
Mar 20, 2023
EDUCATION
IF YOU HAVE young children, or know anyone who does, chances are you’ve noticed that the Commonwealth’s child care sector is in a major state of crisis. Classrooms are closing, waitlists are growing, tuition costs are soaring, and educators are...
EDUCATION
Mar 16, 2023
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2024
Low wages for educators in the field have left many centers without adequate professional support. In turn, according to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the lack of qualified workers in areas of child care has cost Massachusetts families...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2024
Mar 16, 2023
EDUCATION
The average cost of child care is more than $20,000 a year in Massachusetts, the most expensive state in the nation, only behind Washington, D.C., and well above the national average of $15,888, according to a recent report from the Massachusetts...
EDUCATION
Mar 12, 2023
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2024
Low wages for educators in the field have left many centers without adequate professional support. In turn, according to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the lack of qualified workers in areas of child care has cost Massachusetts families...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2024
Mar 02, 2023
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2024
“We need to be thinking critically about the things that the state should be doing — but also very mindful that there is a state-federal partnership,” said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a business-backed budget...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2024