MassBudget: Analyzing the Governor's Proposals on Education, Transportation, and Revenue

MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. Analyzing the Governor's Proposals Over the past week, the Governor has introduced a series of important policy proposals, including: 1) new investments in education; 2) a commitment to fix and improve the state's transportation system; and 3) a detailed plan to pay for these investments with new revenue. MassBudget's "First Look at the Governor's Proposals" analyzes each of these initiatives, including the impact they would have on Early Education & Care, K-12, Higher Ed., Transportation, the Sales Tax, and the Income Tax. Among other things, the Governor's proposals include: Significantly more funding for Early Education & Care, to help ensure that lower-income families have access to the kind of high-quality child care that helps prepare young children for success in school and in life. A combination of sales taxes decreases and income tax increases that would help fund these investments in education and transportation with $1.9 billion in new revenues--while also making the state's tax system more fair. Read A FIRST LOOK AT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS Other MassBudget Updates A new factsheet, "The Regional Impact of a Minimum Wage Increase" provides a regional breakdown of the workers and families who would benefit from a minimum wage increase. In addition, we have also updated and expanded our previous minimum wage reports and our interactive tools. Looking for a primer on Local Aid before the Governor releases his full budget next week? Senior Policy Analyst Luc Schuster explains what Local Aid is for--and how deeply it has been cut--in a new MassBudget video. The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER 15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700 BOSTON, MA 02108

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