Chairman Thomas Samoluk's Remarks at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation ...

The next step in the fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget process is the release of the Senate Ways and Means (SWM) budget on Tuesday, May 16th. This brief provides five major questions that the SWM spending plan will have to address. ...

In the attached table, the Foundation summarizes and contrasts the 2013 budget proposals of Governor Patrick, the House and Senate Ways and Means as well as final spending for fiscal 2010 and 2011 and the original and projected spending for fiscal...

The Foundation offers a preview of issues to watch in the Senate Ways and Means FY 2017 budget. ...

The Senate Ways and Means Committee (SWM) released a $45.13 billion budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2018 today. This brief provides the Foundation’s initial analysis of major spending and policy provisions in this budget plan. ...

The Senate Ways and Means budget fares well when compared with the three fiscal criteria set out by the Foundation to analyze the FY 2017 budget. Sharing the fiscal approach adopted by the House and the Governor, this spending plan proposes...

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Foundation Budget Review Commission’s proposals on health care and special education costs. There is clear agreement that the growth in health care costs since...

Implementation of the 2011 municipal health reform law is vastly surpassing expectations as 102 Massachusetts communities have negotiated agreements with employees that will generate $117 million in first year savings, according to a new analysis...