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Massachusetts minimum wage rises to $15 per hour, in final increase of 5-year deal – WBUR

… 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

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

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

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

… $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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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