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POLLING: Bay Staters Sweating High Energy Costs Want Practical Solutions
MOA’s latest polling shows that voters want pragmatic solutions to increasingly high energy costs.
Budget Spotlight: Rethinking Massachusetts’ Tax Cap To Better Serve Residents
Since Fiscal Year 1986, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue has been required to calculate an “allowable state tax revenue” limit. In practice, the measure didn’t do quite as much as policymakers hoped to curb revenue collections. We explore a way to return more money to the taxpayer.
Bay State’s Affordability Crisis Contributes to Bummer Summer
Across the Commonwealth, the jaws of high costs are closing in on residents, and Bay Staters are making tough choices just to stay afloat.
LOWELL SUN: Polls show that Healey’s no lock for second term
Two recently released polls shed light on what the state’s electorate contends should be Gov. Maura Healey’s priorities, and the probability she’ll be around for another four years to see them through.
Massachusetts Budget Reality Check
With budget season drawing to a close on Beacon Hill, we take a step back and see what the state budget would look like today if it had grown in line with common economic benchmarks.
BOSTON GLOBE: Don’t call it the ‘millionaires’ tax: Inflation is raising the bar on who pays Massachusetts’ high-earner levy
Two-plus years after Massachusetts residents voted to more heavily tax earnings over $1 million, inflation is steadily raising the bar on who actually needs to pay the extra levy each year.
FRANKLIN OBSERVER: Mass. Voters Say Taxes, Housing Affordability are Top Issues
Mass Opportunity Alliance (MOA) released a new poll last week that shows 32 percent of voters believe reducing housing costs is the most important issue they want gubernatorial candidates to address this campaign cycle.
POLLING: Housing and Taxes Drive the Governor’s Race
MOA’s latest polling shows that voters want kitchen table economics to be the focus of the 2026 election cycle.
BOSTON.COM: Proceeds from ‘millionaires tax’ are through the roof, according to state projections
The state is on track for another billion-dollar surplus, giving lawmakers more money to spend.
FACT CHECK: A Tax-and-Spend Model Doesn’t Lead to Economic Prosperity
We look back at the history of Massachusetts’ budget reforms to learn more about the necessity for fiscal discipline.
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