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Founded in 1996, MassINC’s mission is to provide the people of Massachusetts with the information they need to participate fully in our democracy. We are a nonpartisan 501c3 and achieve impact through independent research, nonprofit journalism and civic engagement.


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Policy center
The nonprofit Massinc Policy Center produces rigorous, nonpartisan research and collaborates with civic leaders to find solutions to complex social and economic challenges.
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Civic journal
CommonWealth publishes in-depth, balanced, and independent journalism. It covers politics, policy, ideas, and civic life, with an emphasis on investigative reporting, in-depth analysis, and political mapping.
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Polling group
The MassINC Polling Group is a full-service survey opinion research company offering public opinion research to public, private, and social sector clients.
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Who Will Rescue the Student Opportunity Act?
The Gateway Cities Journal
Refunding Corrections
7th Annual Policy Summit | Event Recording
Rooting Out Racial Bias
Event Recording
Top Gateway City Budget Priorities for FY22
The Gateway Cites Journal
Forecasting the Impact of Transit Cuts on Equitable Transit Oriented Development
Budgets for the days ahead: A survey of Massachusetts voters
7th Annual Policy Summit in Pursuit of Justice
Presented by MassINC and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
FY21 budget offers a beacon for Justice Reinvestment
The Gateway Cities Journal
Are coworking spaces the key to transforming Gateway Cities?
Diversity, competitiveness remain low in Mass. politics
The Gateway Cities Journal
Did you know?
- Transformative Transit-Oriented Development recognizes that equity is the key to transforming cities and towns in Massachusetts, and the country. In Massachusetts, a decades long economic boom has not always reached Gateway Cities, yielding uneven growth and investment that have deepened inequities across places, races, classes and cultures. The coronavirus pandemic has amplified these disparities. To