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MassBudget

  1. Want to understand the choices the House-Senate Conference Committee will face? See our new Budget Monitor. #mapoli massbudget.org/report_window.…
  2. A comparison of the Gov., House, and Senate Ways & Means budgets--in one picture. #mapoli twitter.com/MassBudget/sta…
  3. Our Budget Monitor shows how the Senate Ways and Means budget affects each major area of state government. massbudget.org/report_window.…
  4. Our Budget Browser--which tracks funding for health care, education, etc--now includes the recent House budget. #mapoli browser.massbudget.org
  5. As we move towards graduation season, EPI reminds us about the grim job prospects for today's college graduates. epi.org/publication/bp…
  6. Senate unveils a health care cost control plan today. This Globe table compares it with the House version. #mapoli twitter.com/MassBudget/sta…
  7. One reason Boston workers earn some of the highest wages in the country is because they are among the best educated. massbudget.org/report_window.…
  8. Workers in greater Boston are among the best paid workers in the country. #mapoli bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bb…
  9. A new report on Health Care spending in the House budget. #mapoli massbudget.org/823
  10. If Massachusetts can curb health care costs, it will improve wages and job growth. #mapoli bluecrossmafoundation.org/Policy-and-Res…
  11. It's not the end of the day, but the end of "today", "tomorrow", and "yesterday". At least, for writers at the Globe. bostonglobe.com/specials/insid…
  12. One way to address the disparity between workers' wages and CEO pay is by raising the minimum wage. massbudget.org/report_window.…
  13. From WBUR, more on how Massachusetts is tackling health care costs. wbur.org/2012/05/03/hea…
  14. Compare the House final budget with the Governor's budget - in one picture. #mapoli twitter.com/MassBudget/sta…
  15. Our analysis of the House Budget is complete. Go see how their proposals affect education, health care, etc. #mapoli massbudget.org/report_window.…
  16. Deficits have not gone away, but earmarks may be making a comeback. lowellsun.com/todaysheadline…
  17. Money spent to attract film-production to Mass is money not spent on education, parks, and police. @butoday #mapoli cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?…
  18. Tomorrow is "Walk and Bike to School Day" in Massachusetts. If you can, leave the car behind and help your kids power themselves to school.
  19. Nice piece in WaPo today about health care cost reduction--and Massachusetts's place at the cutting edge. #mapoli washingtonpost.com/business/econo…