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Nov 27, 2021
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Nov 27, 2021
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After the 2019 ban went into effect, reports of “black market” flavored tobacco sales increased, and consumers left the state to make purchases, according to Kyle Feldman, vice president of National Convenience Distributors. The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimates that the state could lose…
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Nov 25, 2021
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Nov 25, 2021
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“You can be for more transportation revenue, which we are, and not support this tax increase,” said Eileen McAnneny, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which in September warned the MBTA is staring down “fiscal calamity” in the coming years. McAnneny suggested…
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Nov 19, 2021
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Nov 19, 2021
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According to an analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the House bill contains 411 such earmarks, totaling $154.4 million; the Senate version has 415 earmarks, totaling $122.9 million. They include such items as $5 million for the cleanup of King’s Beach in Lynn, $5 million for a food…
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Nov 18, 2021
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Nov 18, 2021
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While the bodies agreed on some of the biggest provisions – spending $500 million on premium pay for essential workers and $500 million to reimburse the unemployment insurance trust fund – there were significant differences. According to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the House had $790.8…
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Nov 17, 2021
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Nov 17, 2021
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The Senate last Wednesday added 430 amendments earmarking funds, primarily for local COVID response and recovery projects, and 19 new policy sections, according to a Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation analysis. The foundation described the Senate’s earmarked spending as “comparable to the…
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Nov 15, 2021
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Nov 15, 2021
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Last week, the Senate passed a $3.8 billion recovery plan that uses a combination of Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF) and fiscal year 2021 (FY) surplus revenues. In one day of debate, the Senate adopted 388 amendments which added $154.4 million in spending to the original Senate Ways and Means (SWM)…
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Nov 04, 2021
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Nov 04, 2021
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The spending would be paid for with a combination of $2.5 billion in ARPA funds and up to $1.45 billion of surplus tax revenue. Spending proposed in the bill falls short of these caps by $282 million — cash a Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation report said will likely “increase bottom-line spending…
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Nov 03, 2021
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Nov 03, 2021
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The ongoing legislative process for ARPA legislation continued today with the release of a $3.7 billion spending plan from the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM). As with the House plan finalized last week, the SWM proposal mixes federal Fiscal Recovery Fund and fiscal year 2021 surplus…
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Nov 03, 2021
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Nov 03, 2021
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Mass. Senate releases $3.66 billion package proposing worker bonuses, more local public health funds
The minutiae of the proposals will also need reconciliation. The House, for example, added $173 million to its original $3.65 billion, the bulk of which — $154 million — was intended to backstop hundreds of proposed earmarks. The largest, according to an analysis done by the business-backed…
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Nov 01, 2021
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Nov 01, 2021
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Last week, the House engrossed a $3.8 billion pandemic recovery spending plan that combines federal Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF) and the state’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 surplus. Over two days of debate, House members added $173.6 million in spending to the initial House Ways and Means proposal…
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