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The American Rescue Plan Act and Federal Relief Funds for K-12 Schools in Massachusetts

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K-12 Schools During the COVID Crisis Each day, Massachusetts schools continue to persevere through the challenges of the COVID pandemic to teach our young people. The need for unprecedented safety measures, the rapid shift to remote learning, the importance of looking at students’ holistic needs, and the logistics of returning to in person learning, all …

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State charitable deduction, UI Trust Fund proposal will not benefit those most in need

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 Statement regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Supplemental Budget released Wed. August 18, 2021  “While Governor Baker’s FY 2021 close-out budget attempts to give tax filers and struggling businesses a boost, these poorly targeted efforts will not benefit those who most need the help. At a time of steep inequality, his proposal for a state charitable deduction would …

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Using State Fiscal Recovery Funds: Sustainable, Equitable, and Community-Driven Planning

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The passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the availability of significant new federal revenue gives Massachusetts a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create building blocks for antiracist investments in the Commonwealth’s future. ARPA is sending billions of dollars to Massachusetts. About $23 billion is going straight to Massachusetts residents or businesses, in the form …

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Towards the Other Side: Past the Pandemic and Beyond to an Equitable Recovery

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Massachusetts children and families are beginning to look forward to the other side of the health and economic crises of 2020. But moving beyond the events of this past year will not mean that we leave the impacts behind. For many, the year of disruption and loss will leave its mark, especially for children of …

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Senate budget debate added millions for local projects and a few controversial proposals, but took no bold measures

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If the Commonwealth is going to start building towards a bold economic recovery from the pandemic, the Legislature must ensure that the process is transparent and rooted in the perspectives of our impacted communities across the state. The Legislature will not achieve equity by refusing to live up to the moral charge of the state’s …

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SWM budget gives boost to low-income caregivers, does not seize opportunity for bold investments

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The Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Committee’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 contains some bright spots but does not seize the opportunity — given better-than-expected revenues — to buoy the Massachusetts economy and communities still grappling with the effects of COVID. The SWM proposal is similar to the House Ways and Means (HWM) …

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