Ready for Reform?
Public Opinion on Criminal Justice in Massachusetts
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This full report expands on the findings presented at MassINC’s Criminal Justice Summit with Gov. Patrick in February 2013. The research – a poll of Massachusetts residents and four focus groups, conducted by the non-partisan MassINC Polling Group – shows that Bay Staters want a criminal justice system that is effective at reducing crimes through
Topic(s): Criminal Justice, Public Opinion
Going for Growth
Promoting Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Massachusetts Gateway Cities
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Developed collaboratively with Gateway City mayors, managers, and education leaders, this vision highlights effective new models to prepare students for the changing economy and ensure an adequate supply of skilled workers for growing regional economies across the Commonwealth. The Vision also calls for strategies that leverage the educational assets of our urban centers so that
Topic(s): Education, Gateway Cities
Crime, Cost, and Consequences
Is it Time to Get Smart on Crime?
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As the title suggests, the report calls into question Massachusetts’s current approach to corrections, which favors long prison stays at the expense of treatment, reentry programming, and post-release supervision. Without a change in course, the report concludes that Massachusetts will spend more than $2 billion over the next decade on corrections policies and practices that
Topic(s): Criminal Justice
Reinventing Transit
A Blueprint for Investing in Regional Transportation Authorities for Strong Gateway City Economies
Transformative Redevelopment
Strategic State Policy for Gateway City Growth and Renewal
Building Vibrancy
Creative Placemaking Strategies for Gateway City Growth and Renewal
Rising to the Challenge
Assessing the Massachusetts Response to Climate Change
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MassINC is proud to present Rising to the Challenge, the first independent assessment of state action on climate change since the precedent-setting Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008. Climate change is the challenge of our age. For the obvious reason – failing to respond could alter the environment with profound and dire consequences – but
Topic(s): Government Accountability, Environment