This is a great job opportunity for someone who cares about using policy analysis to ensure all kids can have great education massbudget.org/2025/10/06/j... @massbudget.bsky.social

Why are the number of cars killing pedestrians spiking upwards in Massachusetts while they decline nationally?

Massachusetts’ own tax code doesn’t need to follow the big corporate tax giveaways in the federal Big Ugly Bill. Opting out of the biggest five changes will save $453M this year. It requires the MA Legislature to take action as it has decoupled from federal tax before massbudget.org/2025/10/08/o...

In 2025, teachers are paid nearly 27% LESS than others with the same education. That's the LARGEST gap on record since the late 1970s. Adjusted for inflation, teachers actually earn less today than a DECADE ago. Closing this gap is essential for our schools’ future. @epi.org

Los Angeles' tax on the sale of the highest value homes is paying dividends: hundreds of millions of dollars in new affordable housing development. www.latimes.com/california/s...

What currently stands in the way of better corporate tax transparency. Read more at: itep.org/corporate-ta...

Buses used for public transportation can cost nearly 3x more in the US than in peer nations. Interesting new paper finds high prices are due to a fragmented market and regulatory factors. It provides policy suggestions to bring down price for public transit buses www.brookings.edu/articles/pay...

Why elect sheriffs anyway? A thoughtful piece. At @massbudget.bsky.social, I've tried unsuccessfully to find data on how sheriffs use state funding and the fines they collect.  commonwealthbeacon.org/criminal-jus...

Fighting fascism effectively www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxSe... The Minnesota Miracle Playbook - how Minnesota organized and accomplished amazing things for their citizens.

Who is pro-family, really? “No state that has banned abortion offers paid family and medical leave from employment, and none of the 9 states that offer paid family and medical leave has banned abortion“ www.dollarsandsense.org/more-babies-...

I just deactivated my Twitter account. Feels good.

Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719. Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469. Textbook corporate greed.

Massachusetts has learned a couple things from Fair Share 'millionaires tax' revenue beating expectations: (1) Rich people are smart enough to stay in places that invest in the future; and (2) Income is terribly concentrated at the top.

Quoted in the Boston Globe today about the impact of the Fair Share tax on extreme income: “Our state thrives on eds and meds, and those are things particularly under the axe. It’s fortuitous that some counterbalance from the Fair Share income has been there.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/21/o...

Great new fact sheet from @massbudget.bsky.social. Don't fear what we don't have to. massbudget.org/2025/08/21/g...

Great op-ed from two business leaders on how the Fair Share Amendment is delivering for Massachusetts by taxing millionaires to fund vital public investment. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-... via @cwbeacon.bsky.social

The success of Massachusetts' millionaire tax is inspiring other blue states to launch their own efforts. www.wsj.com/economy/demo...

📢We're excited to announce one of two expert panels for PolicyTALKS on Sept. 16th! Join @phineasb.bsky.social, Rep. Carole Fiola, Dr. Rachel Volberg, and Marlene Warner as they discuss the gambling industry and how our state invests the revenue received from it. #mapoli Register: buff.ly/I9U08mB

Reggie Ramos @T4MASS on how to navigate the future of transportation amid federal cuts to climate and equity commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/in-t...

How bad was the jobs report that led to the firing? Well it turns out, "the economy outside of health care has been shedding jobs since April." cepr.net/publications...

In Massachusetts, the fear-mongering opposition to a 2022 millionaire tax double the size of this rate increase also claimed high earners would flee, eliminating revenue gains. Actual millionaire tax collections have far outpaced official projections.

Love this video that explains how we are all paying $ to subsidize 'free parking' whether or not we drive. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/08/01/f...

So much winning open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Good news but outrageous. Who holds ICE accountable for false arrests and statements? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Climate angst? Want to laugh and gain perspective? Check out this amazing flow chart exploration that just won an Information is Beautiful Award flowchart.bettercatastrophe.com

Public transportation is a lot safer than driving — from Scientific American substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...

I'm looking forward to presenting new research at this event on gambling revenue and learning tons about cannabis revenue. Sign up and join us! api.neonemails.com/emails/conte...

Across-the-board property tax cuts create less fair local tax systems in the long run. State legislators and local governments should prioritize the residents who can least afford their property taxes, not the residents and businesses who can. Read more at: itep.org/effects-of-p...

Massachusetts has shown remarkable success getting more people riding public transit, more kids in school without hunger and more people without degrees into college -- three great goals -- by making the price of fares, food, and tuition zero. (regional transit, school meals, & community college)

The $117 billion tax giveaway to the top 1% in the federal tax and spending bill is such a big number that it takes some creative social math to grasp its absurd scale. Thanks for the help @itep.org : itep.org/10-crazy-com...

Nice explainer via @newrepublic.com on how a huge giveaway to the wealthy in the new tax law is for "pass-through" companies, which are portrayed as 'small business' income, but 70% goes to the richest 1%. newrepublic.com/article/1975...

Preferably requiring the most affluent — who reap giant windfalls from the new federal tax cut — to contribute more toward the states that must now scramble to contend with big federal cuts.

Carl Davis @itep.org “[States] can scale back their investments in health and food assistance that are directly affected by the federal legislation” or deprive residents of other public supports to backfill federal cuts; “Or,” he said, “we can see tax increases.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/u...

This is not good for America

Nationwide underinvestment in aging public transit systems is creating a growing repair backlog, as @pewtrusts.org shows. Massachusetts since bucked this trend b/c residents voted for a new tax on very high incomes, dedicated to transportation (and education) pewtrsts.org/3T9q8K0

The FY 2026 Conference budget represents a victory for equity with investments in fare-free bus service. 🚌 #MassForEquality #PolicyforPeople #mapoli

Hot off the presses from @massbudget.bsky.social -- a quick analysis of the Legislature's fiscal year 2026 budget they sent to the Governor yesterday. buff.ly/l7VsOnN

🏡NEW: Our latest report shows the need for new local revenue for affordable housing, and why existing sources aren’t enough. As one of the wealthiest states in the nation, MA can afford to ensure stable housing for all residents. #mapoli Read more: buff.ly/EyTg2bI

According to new analysis from @iteptweets, the new US Senate version of tax cuts that the House will vote on would provide a tax cut of $84,000 to people with incomes over $1.1 million. For people with the lowest incomes, the cut is only $80. buff.ly/aSPR3yX

16 million people would lose health coverage and become uninsured under the Republican health agenda, including 238,000 people in Massachusetts. Policymakers should protect people’s health care, not cut it.

The cuts to GAO would save an amount equal to roughly 0.006 percent of federal spending and the cuts to the Library of Congress would save an amount equal to about 0.0014 percent of federal spending. I'm sure we blew far more on last night's bombing mission.

The economics of women’s basketball viewership and attendance suggest women’s league salaries should be 1/4 to 1/3 as large, but women’s salaries average only 1/80th as much as the men’s league. That’s not right www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/o...

Who are the 10 million workers who will get kicked off Medicaid under the "One Big" budget bill? Hint: They can't just transition to employer-provided plans because their employers don't provide coverage. cepr.net/publications... @ceprdc.bsky.social

Higher profits should lead to higher tax revenue, but they haven’t because of corporate tax cuts and loopholes. In fact, between 1980 and 2023, the gap between U.S. corporate profits and corporate taxes as a share of GDP doubled.

Instead of rigid work requirements for low-income people who are already mostly employed or face big barriers to employment, lawmakers who want to encourage labor force participation should look at tax breaks subsidizing wealthy individuals like this Walmart heiress

Good piece explains how the states that enacted their own child tax credits after COVID saw a far smaller jump in child poverty than other states when the federal government ended its pandemic child tax credit. cepr.net/publications... @ceprdc.bsky.social

Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Massachusetts Rainy Day Fund: "[A]ppropriations may be made for the following purposes: ...(2) to replace the state and local loss of federal funds malegislature.gov/Laws/General...