The breadth of actions harming low- and moderate-income people over the last year is staggering. Here's a look at the Trump Administration's harmful agenda in the first year of its second term: cbpp.org/research/feder…

It's worth remembering that the average SNAP benefit is currently just over $2 per person per meal (setting aside the deep mystery of what the "one other thing" is in this hypothetical $3 taco)

Thanks to Sen. Julian Cyr for calling out the need for new housing #revenue in #MA in a recent CommonWealth Beacon article. Meeting our state's housing needs requires ongoing investment from new sources. Read MassBudget's report for further analysis: buff.ly/fcwyiKL

Governor Maura Healey Protecting this revenue is a key step toward fiscal stability and continued investment in MA communities. We’ll be examining the proposal and highlighting opportunities to strengthen it. Read our statement: buff.ly/81V2cXB

🚨 Secure your spot for next week's #PolicyTALKS event. Over 140 of your friends and colleagues already have! 🚨 👉 Register here today! buff.ly/ekZCoxH

MassBudget stands with partners to defend an inclusive democracy We are seeing the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, and Head Start, and federal immigration policies that separate families and destabilize communities.

We’re excited to join advocates and legislative partners like Senator Pat Jehlen from across the state to push for investment in critical housing programs to address #homelessness and #housing affordability at MACoalition/Homeless lobby day. #mapoli

Just how much have Trump's tax cuts benefited huge corporations? Our Senior Fellow Matt Gardner says it's entirely possible that for 2025, S&P 500 corporations "will overall be paying something less than 10% of their income in corporate taxes." marketplace.org/story/2026/03/…

Last week, we joined the Common Start Coalition to push for critical investments in #childcare in FY 2027. Providers, educators, advocates, and other partners came together to uplift the need to address the waitlist & make sure we’re supporting educators and providers adequately.

NEW: MA House is readying to vote on a $1.8B spending bill that would infuse $ into the T, send millions to MA sheriffs, and pad the state’s World Cup effort with an additional $10 million — addressing a pain point as the state readies to play host #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2026/03/17/met…

As we continue to track corporate disclosures for 2025, so far 234 companies have avoided $125 billion in federal income tax on $880 billion in profits. itep.org/corporate-tax-…

A few initial thoughts on the President’s FY27 budget. Big picture: Today’s budget isn’t a serious plan to address real issues facing families and the nation and isn’t worthy of the American people.

After enacting the deepest SNAP cuts in history last year, President Trump’s 2027 budget would continue to make groceries less affordable for low-income families. It would slash the WIC fruit & vegetable benefit by $1.4 billion & eliminate a food program for low-income seniors.

Read FRAC’s analysis of the President’s Budget: frac.org/blog/frac-anal…

We’re joining partners to push for amendments to the Senate W&M #budget to address #childcare waitlist (#1), provide resources to DTA to quickly hire caseworkers (#94) & give urgent relief to districts affected by declining #K12 enrollment of multilingual students (#355) #mapoli

TY to Senators Michael O. Moore SenRobynKennedy Sal DiDomenico for your leadership on these critical #childcare #K12 and #SNAP related amendments. We appreciate you! #mapoli

Last July, the Republican megabill (H.R. 1) enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history. Today, we're releasing a tracker of how many people in each state are losing the SNAP benefits they need to afford groceries. cbpp.org/research/food-…

Recent snapshot from @centeronbudget: since #OB3 implementation, #Massachusetts has seen a 9.5% drop in the #SNAP caseload due to harmful policies passed at the #federal level resulting in over 100,000 less people accessing needed food assistance #mapoli buff.ly/akyJSCR

TY Senator Jamie Eldridge for your words on the floor on how SWM supp is proposing to mirror federal corporate tax cuts. These cuts, that corps are already getting at fed level, are built on the backs of the most vulnerable families. Why mirror them at the state level? #mapoli

As Senator Jamie Eldridge said “We often say that the budget is a moral document. I want to observe that our tax code reflects our values as well.” We couldn’t agree more! #mapoli