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Showing posts with label inflation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inflation. Show all posts
Saturday, March 1, 2025

Joint Statement: School District Budget Challenges

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Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.)  Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC)  Massachusetts Associa...
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Why do prices feel high if inflation is down?

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Inflation is down, but three in four Americans are still concerned about coming price increases. Published January 28, 2025 by the USAFacts ...
Friday, October 11, 2024

Washington Post: "Social Security issues 2.5% COLA increase"

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"Social Security recipients will see a 2.5 percent increase in their monthly checks next year, the federal government announced Thursd...
Saturday, July 27, 2024

Your food is more expensive – are US corporate profits to blame? | Inflation | The Guardian

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"As inflation shot to its peak around mid-2022, Chipotle’s prices also rose, pushing up what customers paid for burritos and bowls by a...
Sunday, April 28, 2024

NEPM: "Massachusetts schools need more funds, some point to flaw in education finance law"

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Why are so many school districts faced with funding issues this year?  There is a common thread and it points to a flaw within the Student O...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Franklin is not alone in struggling to fund their schools & town budget

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Via Boston Globe :  "Nearly five years after Massachusetts lawmakers overhauled the state’s school funding formula, districts are strug...
Saturday, January 20, 2024

Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds | Inflation | The Guardian

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"A new report claims “resounding evidence” shows that high corporate profits are a main driver of ongoing inflation, and companies cont...
Sunday, December 11, 2022

CommonWealth Magazine: "Old laws, like Prop 2 1/2, need to adapt to times"

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"I’VE BEEN STRUGGLING to find the right metaphor for our current economic situation. After the great recession of 2007-2009, my go-to w...
Friday, July 29, 2022

From the heat to the proposed 'friendly 40b' process, to the 5 year fiscal outlook, we cover these and more in this Talk Franklin episode - 07/26/22

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FM #832 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 832 in the series.  This session of the radio show shares my " Talk Franklin ...
Monday, April 25, 2022

Washington Post: "Five charts explaining why inflation is at a 40-year high"

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"The bumpy economic recovery has had policymakers, economists and Americans households grappling with greater price hikes for groceries...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Washington Post: "Five charts explaining why inflation is at a near 40-year high" (3 min video)

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"The bumpy economic recovery has had policymakers, economists and American households grappling with greater price hikes for groceries,...