The House Ways and Means Committee (HWM) has released its $45.96 billion budget for fiscal year (FY) 2019, its first under Chairman Sanchez. This bulletin provides an overview of this proposal, which will be debated by the full House during the week...

On April 10, the Massachusetts Legislature’s House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) released its version of the fiscal 2020 budget, which begins on July 1, 2019.1 The proposal, the first under new Chair Aaron Michlewicz, details the House’s spending...

Thank you for this opportunity to testify today on S.16/H.86, the proposal to amend the Massachusetts Constitution to impose an additional surtax on annual income over $1 million. I am Eileen McAnneny, President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers...

The House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) is expected to release its budget on Wednesday, April 13th. This brief poses three important questions to consider when assessing how this proposal would impact the long-term fiscal health of Commonwealth....

Massachusetts has achieved near universal health care coverage with only modest additional costs to state taxpayers, according to a new study released today by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF).The report, Massachusetts Health Reform...

When measured against three key metrics of a fiscally responsible spending plan, the House Ways and Means (HWM) budget get good grades. Similar to the Governor’s budget in several key respects, the HWM budget spends $70 million less. ...

On April 25, MTF President Michael Widmer presented the MBTA’s financial status at a meeting organized by A Better City. With a growing operating deficit, massive debt, and faltering infrastructure, the T faces major fiscal challenges in the upcoming...