Testimony of Michael J. Widmer President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Before the Joint Committee on Public Service In Support of the Governor’s Pension Reform Proposal ...

The House Ways and Means Committee (HWM) will release its spending plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 next week. The bill will reflect the House’s spending and policy priorities, which could closely mirror or significantly differ from Governor Baker’s...

MTF strongly endorses the Central Artery and capital finance plan released by legislative leaders today, which includes the best elements of proposals by the House, Senate and administration, and is based on the fundamental principles suggested by...

Legislative Testimony: MTF testimony in opposition to legislation that would undo important tax reforms for manufacturers and mutual fund companies, two key elements of the state's export sector. By repealing or curtailing the "single sales factor,"...

As the state struggles with a more than $2 billion budget gap in fiscal 2003, its leaders have an opportunity -- and a responsibility -- to correct spending abuses and eliminate inefficiencies that have been tolerated in the recent good times,...

According to a new analysis, the proposed 2004 budget recently adopted by the House -- like the Governor's budget -- fails to fully close the structural hole in the state's finances. Following almost $2 billion of spending reductions over the last...

In this major report, MTF calls on the Governor and the Legislature to reform the state's transportation agencies to produce more comprehensive and integrated priority setting, to enhance the state's capacity to finance transportation investments,...

According to a new Foundation analysis, the fiscal 2006 budget recently adopted by the House takes a straightforward and constructive approach to the Commonwealth's finances over the coming year, with limited spending growth-only 2.5 percent over...

"The fiscal 2008 state budget debate turns to the Senate this week at a particularly delicate time for state finances. The final tally shows that the House added $204 million in spending during floor debate, a net increase of $171.6 million in state...

Continuing its longstanding efforts to reduce reliance on police details, on May 20 MTF President Michael J. Widmer offered testimony to the Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works at the first public hearing on recently passed...