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Districts expecting less state education money

Bay State Banner, July 1, 2020 “We shouldn’t keep passing the buck,” said Colin Jones, senior policy analyst at Massachusetts Budget and Policy ...
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Commissioner: Fed aid won’t solve child care system woes

Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 1, 2020 Last week, the left-leaning Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center estimated that early education and family day care homes will ...
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Task force: Child care constraints threaten Cape recovery

via Cape Cod Times, June 25, 2020
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At ‘financial risk,’ child care system needs $690M, says report

In its new report, the nonprofit MassBudget estimated early education providers lost up to $250 million in private tuition each month of the shutdown. Now, ...
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Report: Early education system needs $690 million to safely reopen

The Enterprise Matt Murphy, SHNS As the state this week begins to review child care center safety plans and green light re-openings, the study from ...
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Rep. Barber files bill to close corporate loopholes, raise progressive revenue, and fill budget gaps

The Somerville Times by Office of Representative Christine P. Barber "Raising new revenue responsibly is a critical tool to support and sustain our recovery," said ...
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Education funding shortfall could spur new lawsuit

This year was supposed to be the first year of funding under the new formula. In his January budget proposal, Baker proposed adding $303.8 million ...
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COVID Tax Woes Delay Funding For $1.4 Billion Student Opportunity Act

"Not having this additional funding is a recipe for disaster at this point," Marie-Frances Rivera, president of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, told WGBH ...
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Undocumented employees at greatest risk in economic downturn, says report

Almost half of the employed undocumented people in Massachusetts are at high risk of losing their jobs or income because of the coronavirus, according to ...
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Report: Undocumented immigrants at risk of losing work, pay

Nearly half of the undocumented immigrants employed in the state, an estimated 55,000 workers, were at risk of losing their job or losing pay because ...
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New unemployment claims continue to slow in Massachusetts

In a Wednesday analysis, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center warned that the state's economic recovery could suffer if federal lawmakers do not extend the ...
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Economists urge Beacon Hill to raise taxes

"Large cuts would erode the health and social infrastructure needed to continue combatting COVID-19, increase an already high level of inequality, and exacerbate the economic ...
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Group of economists push for tax hikes to balance Massachusetts state budget

A group of 91 Massachusetts economists are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker and legislative leaders to raise personal income and corporate taxes amid projected massive ...
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Other revenue options besides personal income tax

Massachusetts faces crucial decisions about how to fund our public services, and thus I deeply appreciated the perspective of economists Alicia Sasser-Modestino, Alan Clayton-Matthews, and ...
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Child care choices limited for returning workers

Marie-Frances Rivera, president of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a left-leaning think tank, said the state needs to provide more support and guidance. "Parents ...
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