Statement of Jim Stergios, Executive Director of Pioneer Institute on State of the Commonwealth Address

“Families won’t feel relief as long as state spending keeps growing at twice the pace of their paychecks. Massachusetts families listening to the Governor’s State of the Commonwealth are confronting rising housing, energy, and healthcare costs even as state government continues to expand. Real affordability starts with slowing state spending, cutting waste, strengthening oversight of government agencies, and redirecting savings to local aid so communities can deliver services without raising property taxes and fees.”