April Beatty is a Policy Research Fellow at MTF. She graduated from Simmons University with a Master in Public Policy and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics. Her graduate research focused on labor policy and economic equity, exploring how...

State budget officials and policymakers have reached the point during the calendar year when it is necessary to balance the demands of three fiscal years at one time. The Healey administration’s closeout supplemental budget proposal for Fiscal Year ...

Improving the state’s business climate is going to take time — a luxury we might not have if the economy keeps losing steam.Last September, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation debuted a new gauge of the state’s economic strengths and weaknesses....

This is the second installment of the MTF Competitiveness Index, which is designed to provide residents, employers, and policymakers with a holistic assessment of how Massachusetts compares to our regional and economic competitor states across 27...

These slides were used during a 101 briefing on early education and care programs and funding in Massachusetts on September 15th. The briefing covered frequently asked questions about Child Care Financial Assistance, childcare capacity in the state,...

There are more than 46,000 educators employed at early education programs across the state of Massachusetts. Early educators across programs provide quality education, safe spaces, and socio-emotional learning tools to our state’s youngest learners...

On July 4th, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. The massive tax and spending bill has been scored by the Congressional Budget Office to increase the nation’s debt by $3.9 trillion over the next ten years, and...

LOOK CLOSELY at how Massachusetts is growing, and a pattern emerges. It’s visible in the families opening small businesses in places like Lawrence and Springfield, in the surge of young workers entering fields like health care, construction, and...

The state’s UI system is still feeling the impact of significant unemployment during the pandemic, which resulted in thousands of additional individuals receiving UI benefits for an extended period. By April 2020, the state’s unemployment had...