MassINC Polling Group launches partnership with WBUR

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Feb 23, 2012 Policy Center

BOSTON—The MassINC Polling Group (MPG) today announced the formation of a polling partnership with WBUR, a nonprofit affiliate of NPR. As a part of the newly formed agreement, MPG will conduct a series of polls on behalf of WBUR, which will extend through the 2012 election cycle. The relationship reflects WBUR’s effort to augment

MassINC in the media

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Feb 23, 2012 Policy Center

MassINC staff members have been featured prominently in local broadcast media over the last two weeks. With the release of a statewide poll by the MassINC Polling Group (MPG) and WBUR showing Senate candidates Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren running neck and neck, MPG president Steve Koczela appeared on various WBUR programs to analyze the

First quarter Massachusetts Consumer Sentiment Index jumps to new high for the last year

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Feb 2, 2012 Policy Center

Gain of 18.8 points since October may stem from positive economic news BOSTON—The MassINC Polling Group Index of Consumer Sentiment rose to 78.4 in January – up from 59.6 in October of 2011. The Index, a quarterly composite of five questions about current and future economic conditions, showed the largest improvement in consumers’ perceptions of

New report shows “The Lost Decade” has deferred the American Dream for many in Massachusetts

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Dec 14, 2011 Policy Center

Working more for less, poor job growth despite education gains, and huge income disparities mark state’s latest economic profile Despite a mild recovery from the Great Recession, the Massachusetts economy is suffering the long-term effects of the lost decade of 2000 to 2010, a period marked by rising income inequality, output growth that lagged behind

New poll shows high participation strong support for arts and culture among Gateway City voters

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Dec 1, 2011 Policy Center

Click for the accompanying report and crosstabs. BOSTON—Seventy percent of voters in Massachusetts’ eleven Gateway Cities consider community arts and culture events and activities either very important or extremely important and eighty percent support government funding for such events. About half (49 percent) feel general government funding for the arts should increase, and another 36 percent

First in the nation index tracking the vitality of the middle class predicts more difficult times ahead

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Nov 22, 2011 Policy Center

Public opinion poll reinforces index findings, one in three say they are in danger of falling out of the middle class BOSTON—MassINC is unveiling a first-of-its-kind Middle Class Index designed to serve as a barometer of the status of middle class residents. Composed of 26 different indicators, the overall score for Massachusetts in 2010 was 97.4,

Boston Mayor Tom Menino spoofs The Godfather for Serious Fun

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Nov 14, 2011 Policy Center

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Stars of Massachusetts politics and media get ready for Serious Fun

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Nov 3, 2011 Policy Center

Senator Scott Brown joins the show BOSTON–Rehearsals were held yesterday at Suffolk University’s Modern Theater in preparation for Serious Fun: A Political Party. Pictured are Lauren Beckham Falcone of WROR, Michael Graham of WTKK and the Boston Herald, and legendary news anchor Chet Curtis. The Serious Fun event, emceed by Jim Braude and Margery Eagan

Good Sports: Stars of politics and media come through on Serious Fun

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Oct 18, 2011 Policy Center

Who says elected officials and political journalists in Massachusetts can’t take a joke? Current and former Beacon Hill politicians, and the press who cover them, prove the Bay State is filled with good sports when it comes to a great cause as dozens sign up to participate in Serious Fun: A Political Party. Go to the Serious

MassINC releases new report on student mobility in Gateway Cities

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Sep 20, 2011 Policy Center

Extensive research documents the negative consequences that student mobility – the churn of youth entering and exiting classrooms during the school year – has on the academic performance of both students who change schools, as well as those left behind in unstable classrooms. Gateway Cities are heavily impacted by the challenges associated with student turnover.

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