Summer preview: a sales tax holiday worth celebrating

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• May 24, 2024 Policy Center

Last week, the Gateway City Innovation Institute’s Andre Leroux joined a panel of leaders appearing before the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies to testify in support of

24 Gateway City mayors and managers write to state legislators for An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership

• Policy Center

• May 24, 2024 Policy Center

  May 7, 2024 Representative Jerry Parisella, Co-Chair Senator Barry Finegold, Co-Chair Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies 24 Beacon Street Boston, MA, 02133 Re: H.4459– An Act

Andre Leroux offers testimony to Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

On H.4459– An Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership

• Policy Center

• May 24, 2024 Policy Center

May 7, 2024 Representative Jerry Parisella, Co-Chair Senator Barry Finegold, Co-Chair Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies 24 Beacon Street Boston, MA, 02133 Re: H.4459– An Act relative

Will April showers bring May flowers?

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• May 6, 2024 Policy Center

April rained federal money down on Massachusetts. Three new funding opportunities are especially promising for Gateway Cities: Solar for All. Massachusetts recently received $156 million from this Inflation Reduction Act

MassINC Matters: The March/April Round-Up

The latest from our research, journalism, and polling

• Civic Journal Polling Group Policy Center

• May 2, 2024 Civic Journal Polling Group Policy Center

While March and April flew by faster than Marcel Hug’s record-setting Boston Marathon race, our second MassINC Matters newsletter is packed with updates and insights from the past two months.

New MPG Poll: Fare-free SRTA pilot off to strong start on South Coast

Two-thirds of South Coast residents support extending free buses past June

• Policy Center

• May 1, 2024 Policy Center

It’s only been a few months since the Southeast Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) began piloting fare-free transit service, but South Coast residents seem to like what they are seeing. Two-thirds

Musings on the House budget, the SOA, families, and the state’s long-term fiscal health

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center Education

• Apr 18, 2024 Policy Center Education

Baseball at Fenway, runners arriving for the Marathon, with these sure signals that Beacon Hill is moving into full budgeting mode, out came the eagerly anticipated FY 2025 budget from

MassINC Announces Greg Torres Senior Fellows Program and Inaugural Cohort of Participants

Press Release

• Press Release

• Apr 9, 2024 Press Release

April 9, 2024 / BOSTON, MA – Today, MassINC announced the Greg Torres Senior Fellows Program designed to recognize and carry forward the legacy of Greg Torres, who served as

Rep. Roy’s a Champion for Gateway City Students

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center Education

• Apr 1, 2024 Policy Center Education

Hundreds of students from Gateway Cities across the commonwealth descended on the State House last Wednesday for Early College Day. The power of so many students giving voice to the

Massachusetts political parties are fading away

By the Numbers

• Civic Journal Polling Group

• Mar 22, 2024 Civic Journal Polling Group

VOTER REGISRATION UNDER party labels has been on the decline for years, but new figures show political parties in Massachusetts withering at a much greater rate than previously known, with nearly