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Massachusetts minimum wage rises to $15 per hour, in final increase of 5-year deal – WBUR
December 31, 2022
… the 2022 minimum, and inflation’s been running higher than that,” said Phineas Baxandall, with the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center.Google Alert – phineas baxandallRead ...
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Who’s On The Move? – State House News Service
December 30, 2022
A new policy director and VP for operations are starting at the Mass. Budget and Policy Center … A hospital president is preparing to retire ...
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Baker’s Veto May Deplete State’s ARPA Money – The Provincetown Independent
December 1, 2022
The Mass. Budget and Policy Center put out a report last year titled “Where’s the Relief?” to help advocates keep track of the billions of ...
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Baker’s Veto May Deplete State’s ARPA Money – The Provincetown Independent
December 1, 2022
The author of that report, Nancy Wagman, said that Gov. Baker’s administration has been juggling massive pots of money, each with federal rules …Google Alert – ...
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State Passes $3.8 Billion Economic Development Bill – The Provincetown Independent
November 23, 2022
… $25,000 will not receive a 62F credit, according to the Mass. Budget and Policy Center, a Boston-based think tank focused on economic justice.Google Alert ...
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From a Disney trip to a loaf of bread: How Mass. residents are using their tax refunds
November 16, 2022
An analysis of the distribution of the money by the Mass. Budget and Policy Center found that nearly three-quarters of the money will go to ...
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How will the state use revenue from the ‘Millionaires tax’? – YouTube
November 15, 2022
Question 1 on the 2022 midterm ballot has officially been voted into law. What will implementation look like? Marie-Frances Rivera, President of …Google Alert – "marie ...
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How will the state use revenue from the ‘Millionaires tax’? – YouTube
November 15, 2022
Question 1 on the 2022 midterm ballot has officially been voted into law. What will implementation look like? Marie-Frances Rivera, President of …Google Alert – "marie-frances ...
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I-Team: Update on deficient bridges in western Massachusetts – WWLP
November 2, 2022
A recent report released by the Mass Budget and Policy Center says the age of bridges is part of the problem. Is there a deficient ...
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Kowloon Downsizes and the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts – Bloomberg
October 29, 2022
Kurt Wise, Senior Policy Analyst at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, has new data supporting the passage of Question 1.Google Alert – "kurt wise, ...
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$2.9 Billion in Tax Rebates Will Be Mailed in November – The Provincetown Independent
October 27, 2022
This leaves out many taxpayers who mostly pay sales tax, according to Jason Wright of the Mass. Budget and Policy Center, a nonprofit think tank …Google ...
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$2.9 Billion in Tax Rebates Will Be Mailed in November – The Provincetown Independent
October 27, 2022
Nancy Wagman, another MassBudget analyst, said one reason the law was triggered is that the 62F law does not actually target budget surpluses.Google Alert – ...
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Home sales claim in anti-surtax ad disputed home | WWLP
October 24, 2022
The pro-surtax group, pointing to a report from fellow surtax supporters at the Mass Budget and Policy Center that relied on housing data from The …Google ...
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Letter: Fair Share Amendment will affect very few in Ipswich
October 24, 2022
The Mass Budget and Policy Center reported that in 2021 only 3% of home sales in Ipswich, four homes, involved net gains of more than ...
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MBTA Advisory Board and Netflix Earnings – Bloomberg.com
October 19, 2022
Phineas Baxandall, Senior Analyst and Advocacy Director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, details a new report showing few wealthy …Google Alert – phineas baxandallRead ...
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