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Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
Boston, Massachusetts ·The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) is an independent nonprofit organization that produces non-partisan policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state’s economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts.
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It’s About Time: Modernizing the Massachusetts Overtime Law Would Help 435,000 Salaried Workers
- May 2, 2019
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Jeremy Thompson
Everyone deserves fair pay for the hours they work, and the freedom to have a personal life away from the job. The more we work, the less time we have […]
Tending to the Nest Egg: Plan Could Help Nonprofit Workers Build Retirement Security
- May 17, 2018
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Monique Ching
In late 2017, Massachusetts launched a state-administered 401(k) plan that small nonprofits — those with 20 employees or fewer — can join5. The plan is administered through the Office of […]
Educated and Encumbered: Student Debt Rising with Higher Education Funding Falling in Massachusetts
- March 1, 2018
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Jeremy Thompson
Higher education is an important factor in the success of our commonwealth. Expanding access to affordable high quality postsecondary education can provide more of our young people with the opportunity […]
Teens, Employment, and the Minimum Wage
- December 28, 2017
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Nicole Roderiguez
More than 104,000 teens (16- to 19-year-olds) work and actively contribute to the Massachusetts economy. As working teens, they learn job skills and gain experience and responsibility. Many working teens also […]
Frequently Asked Questions Related to the $15 Minimum Wage
- May 31, 2017
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Nicole Rodriguez
In a well-functioning economy, people who work full time should be able to earn enough to support themselves and their families. That’s important for families and for the overall economy, […]
The Evidence on Millionaire Migration and Taxes
- April 27, 2017
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Kurt Wise and Noah Berger
Economists consistently find that a well-educated workforce and a high-quality transportation system are among the bedrock elements upon which a prosperous state economy is built. Providing everyone with access to […]
How Vulnerable is Massachusetts Transportation to Federal Spending Cuts?
- April 26, 2017
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Phineas Baxandall
A high-quality transportation system is important for our quality of life and the strength of our economy.1 Our state and federal governments work together to fund the construction and maintenance […]
Building a Strong Economy: The Roles of Education, Transportation, and Tax Policy
- January 15, 2017
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Phineas Baxandall, Colin Jones, and Kurt Wise
Effective economic policies can expand opportunity and improve the economic security of working families. When everyone in the workforce has access to the education and training needed to reach their […]
High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
- December 17, 2015
- Keystone Research Center
- Stephen Herzenberg
In response to the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), most states are now in the latter stages of developing federally required plans and policies for operating their systems […]
The Minimum Wage in Massachusetts: Challenges & Opportunities
- April 14, 2015
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
- Nicole Rodriguez
The Massachusetts economy is stronger when all working families can make ends meet. Unfortunately, since the 1970s, wages have generally stopped growing with the economy and many working families find […]