Despite the vetoes, the 2016 budget bottom line remains virtually the same because there are both reduced appropriations and savings projections that are lower than originally anticipated.

Today marks an important new chapter for the MBTA and its riders. Today is the first meeting of the Fiscal Management Control Board. This board will bring much-needed focus, expertise, urgency, discipline and accountability to the MBTA over the next...

The MTF is pleased to report that we were successful in preserving the FAS 109 tax deduction for over 120 companies based in Massachusetts while increasing the EITC to 23 percent thanks to the efforts of Governor Baker, Senate President Rosenberg and...

A letter from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable urging the Governor to veto the elimination of the FAS 109 Deduction.

A college degree unequivocally increases earnings, and with income inequality at the forefront of state and national policy debates, it is important for the state to consider policies that encourage all Massachusetts residents to save for college....

Despite efforts over the past decades, previous reforms have failed and the T continues to deteriorate, threatening our vibrant economic recovery. Bold action is urgently needed. Five months after the T’s complete shutdown, we cannot lose the sense...

Four months after the T’s collapse this past February, the state has reached a pivotal moment in which the Legislature must make crucial decisions on the future of the state’s key public transit system. If lawmakers adopt a bill with only incremental...

MTF offers its support of Senate Bill 1002: An Act to Enhance Employment Opportunities filed by Senator Michael Rodrigues as a way to improve our economic climate without further exacerbating the budgetary challenges, such as removing Regulatory or...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts boasts a robust economy with a well-paid and highly educated workforce, and maintaining both is critical to the long-term health and stability of our state. To do this, Massachusetts must ensure not only that it...

In its fiscal 2016 budget, the Senate proposed increasing the state’s earned income tax credit (EITC), raising personal exemptions, and funding those measures by freezing the income tax rate at 5.15 percent with the goal of increasing the state’s...