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New Data: Income Tax Cut Would Deliver Stronger Revenue Growth
A new original revenue model shows lowering the Massachusetts income tax rate would deliver long-term benefits to the state’s economic growth.
Assessing the Impacts of an Income Tax Cut in Massachusetts: A Technical Analysis
A new analysis of historical budget and economic data looks at the impact a proposed income tax cut would have on revenue in Massachusetts.
New Year, New Address?
As we ring in the New Year, a growing share of Massachusetts residents are thinking less about resolutions and more about relocation. Recent MOA polling shows that 1 in 3 residents are either personally considering moving out of the state next year or know someone who is considering leaving. Is that a signal that economic anxiety is becoming deeply rooted in how residents think about their future in the Commonwealth?
MOA Wrapped: The Five Most-Read Blogs of 2025
A look back at our biggest hits of the year – cutting-edge research, analysis, and commentary that changed the conversation in Massachusetts.
Can Bay Staters Afford to Deck the Halls This Holiday Season?
According to new MOA polling, nearly half of Massachusetts voters say they plan to spend less on holiday gifts this year than they did in 2024.
Massachusetts GILTI Proposal: Expert Analysis and Employer Impact
MOA hosted an expert-led webinar on December 11, 2025, to break down exactly what GILTI is and how it would impact Massachusetts.
FACT CHECK: Boston Globe Poll Finds High Costs Are Driving Residents Out
A recent Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll captured what many Massachusetts residents already know all too well – the rising cost of living is making it harder to live here.
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Annual state budgets now just a starting point for spending
Massachusetts ended fiscal year 2025 with a state budget bottom line that quietly crept higher and higher and ultimately eclipsed the budget Gov. Maura Healey signed five months ago for fiscal 2026.
NOT GILTI: State Lawmakers Cool to Business Tax Hike – For Now
The proposal to increase the GILTI tax did not move forward on Beacon Hill in advance of a key deadline this week. But this doesn’t mean it’s fully off the table.
BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Mass. doesn’t need a tax hike. It needs a reality check.
Today, Massachusetts’ business confidence has dropped to its lowest point since the depths of the pandemic. That’s troubling — but hardly surprising.
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