Economic Opportunity
Pioneer Institute Supports the Ballot Initiative to Reduce the State Income Tax Rate from 5 to 4 Percent to Spur Jobs and Economic Growth
At a legislative hearing today before the Special Committee on Initiative Petitions, Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios testified on the urgency of addressing Massachusetts’ affordability crisis, slowing job growth, and continued loss…
Massachusetts Faces Tax Policy Choice as New Analysis…
Historical evidence shows revenues rose after early-2000s tax cuts; FY2002 decline driven by…
Florida’s Private Sector Is Booming
When economists assess a state’s economic health, private sector employment is one of the clearest…
Tax Flight Takes Off: IRS Data Reveal Surge of…
Net AGI Loss to Florida and New Hampshire Quintuples in a Decade as 26-35-Year-Old Outmigration…
Accessory Dwelling Units Accounted for At Least 10…
Read The House Call This month’s edition of The House Call discusses results from a state…
Statement of Jim Stergios, Executive Director of Pioneer Institute on Governor Healey’s Opposition to Lowering State Income Tax
On Friday, Governor Healey opposed a proposed cut in the personal income tax that would put an average of $1,300 back into people’s pockets. Her claim that it would devastate the budget and gut education is a wild distortion—and it ignores more than…
Domestic Outmigration is Hollowing Out Massachusetts’…
From April 2020 through July 2025, Massachusetts experienced a net loss of approximately 182,000…
Nine More Massachusetts Towns Subject of State…
Medicaid now commands a major share of state budgets nationwide. In 2024, the program accounted for…
A Steady-State Budget in a Moment of Crisis
Governor Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget totals $62.8 billion, a 3.8 percent year-over-year…
Fact Check: 10 Reasons to Discount ITEP’s Analysis—Once…
ContextPioneer Institute has previously gone toe-to-toe with the Institute on Taxation and Economic…
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