Policy Center
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Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts
A Five-Year Progress Assessment
January 24, 2024
- Five years since Massachusetts passed landmark criminal justice reform legislation, the state’s incarceration rate is the lowest in the country and another order of magnitude below the US average
- Preparing a master plan to highlight lingering issues, committing more deeply to evaluation, and increasing continuing care treatment capacity would build on past investments in recidivism reduction and crime prevention
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Gateway Cities Journal: Sec. Augustus hits stride with new plans and policies to combat the housing crisis
The Gateway Cities Journal
January 16, 2024
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Event Recap | 11th Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Institute Awards & Summit
Event recognizes Gateway City clean energy efforts and presents strategies on building decarbonization and transportation in Gateway Cities
November 22, 2023
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MassINC’s Gateway Cities Innovation Institute to Honor Six Clean Energy Efforts at Annual Awards and Summit
Event will focus on positioning Gateway Cities to play a leading role in the clean energy transition
November 9, 2023
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Event Recap | Second Annual Friends of Longitudinal Data Systems (FOLDS) Fall Symposium
Symposium showcases valuable insights Massachusetts gleans from cross-agency data sharing
October 26, 2023
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Connected Communities
Providing Affordable Housing Residents with Unfettered Access to Digital Opportunity in Massachusetts
October 13, 2023
- Directing available federal digital equity funding to affordable housing developments is an effective way to close the digital divide
- While affordable housing developers may face challenges in retrofitting older buildings and navigating state procurement laws, broadband deployment can be streamlined by bulk purchasing design and construction services, as well as by creating a unified procurement framework for public investment
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Gateway Cities Journal: Gov, Legislature deliver big for Gateway Cities
The Gateway Cities Journal
October 6, 2023
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Gateway Cities Journal: Beacon Hill Roars Back to Life
The Gateway Cities Journal
September 25, 2023
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MassINC Adds 5 New Members to Board of Directors
Diverse group brings additional expertise in business, nonprofit and public sector work
September 25, 2023
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Ben Forman offers testimony to Joint Committee on Higher Education
An Act Committing to Higher Education the Resources to Insure a Strong and Healthy Public Higher Education System
September 18, 2023