Please join Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance’s Advisory Committee for a lunch reception with State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr on Wednesday, March 18th from 12pm to 1:15pm at the Union Club located at 8 Park Street in Boston. You may become a member of the Advisory Committee and attend all our events throughout the year, including this event. In the past,…

(A massively important case in the cause of fairness and freedom of expression.   – promoted by Paul R. Ferro) Two businesses owned by board members of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance have teamed up with the Goldwater Institute to sue the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance to overturn the so-called “union loophole,” which allows unions to give $15,000…

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With the whopping $765 million dollar budget gap, former Governor Deval Patrick left his successor and Bay State taxpayers on the hook for a state government that has a spending problem. Like a proverbial runaway train, state government continues to function and move along no matter who is governor or when they are sworn in.…

Some of the most important roll call votes take place once every two years during the “rules” debate. The Sunlight Foundation recently said that Massachusetts is one of just four states to earn an “F” grade for a lack of transparency in state government. We can and must do better! Below are our top 5 recommendations for the legislature to…

( – promoted by Rob “EaBo Clipper” Eno) We’ve just added two new votes from the House and two new votes from the Senate to the MassFiscal Scorecard! Because the votes are on the same bills, the formatting below is a bit different, as you’ll see. However, you can still check out a brief explanation of each new vote,…

( – promoted by Rob “EaBo Clipper” Eno) Within the past hour, the Massachusetts Senate defeated an amendment offered by Sen. Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) to close the loophole by which unions are able to give $15,000 to a single candidate in a single year. The vote was 10-28, with all 4 Republicans in support, the Democrats splitting 6-28 against, and…

( – promoted by Rob “EaBo Clipper” Eno) Yes, we’ve done it again — six new votes added to the MassFiscal Scorecard! As usual, you can check out a brief explanation of each new vote follows, then head over to the site itself to find out how your representative and senator voted. SENATE (4 Votes)

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