Job description: Policy Researchers conduct research and work with other MTF team members to publish findings and analysis in assigned policy areas. Policy areas will include early childhood education but will also be determined by the work of the...

Join us for a presentation by MTF President Doug Howgate and Research Director Meaghan Callahan. The briefing will include an update on the FY 2024 closeout supplemental budget and the state of the budget balance, as well as a discussion of some of...

Representative Lawn will provide an opportunity to hear from Chair Lawn on his priorities in the session and discuss the healthcare issues under consideration on Beacon Hill.  You can attend virtually by registering here. ...

Please join MTF for a briefing on our recent reports regarding the state's workforce development system. Since workforce investments have grown significantly over the past five years, the research organizes workforce programs into three categories to...

This webinar will explore national migration trends and their impact on Massachusetts, provide an in-depth overview of how long-term and pandemic-induced demographic shifts are shaping the country, and examine the challenges and opportunities...

The driver of all the disruption: a shift to remote work that took hold when COVID hit, but has quickly become a permanent change in how white-collar workers do their jobs. The report says the rate is now “settling” at about 30 percent of work being...

Doug Howgate, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said he was happy the negotiators included just about every element in both the House and Senate proposals, even if some were scaled back. “They really included...

“We’ve really been about 20 years since the last major tax relief," said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. "Your tax code can get out of whack with where your residents are and where you want to be." ...

The business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation opposed the change. It noted, however, that a recent analysis by the Department of Revenue suggested the impact would be limited because more couples would file separately on both their state and...

House and Senate conferees have released a compromise tax bill that includes an impactful combination of tax cuts to help people and employers in Massachusetts. The $951 million package includes a total of 17 different tax relief provisions, each of...