MassINC News

Sharp partisan divide remains, with Democrats more optimistic than Republicans

MassINC, publisher of CommonWealth magazine, is looking for a FULL TIME intern!

MassINC and CommonWealth magazine are looking for summer interns!

Newly-formed Criminal Justice Reform Coalition calls for bold moves such as a moratorium on new prisons to bring Massachusetts into line with other states

Polls, focus groups find voters open to revenues for transportation improvements

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Inadequate public transit in Gateway cities, with service gaps for workers and double time commutes, contributes to labor force participation rates that are well below the state’s average, according to a new MassINC report released today.

MassINC and Transportation for Massachusetts will host a series of ten public forums and panel discussions in Gateway Cities on regional transportation investments.

Providing $1.7 billion over ten years for transformative redevelopment projects in Gateway Cities could stimulate nearly $7 billion in investment and create approximately 80,000 jobs, according to a report released today by MassINC’s Gateway Cities Innovation Institute. The report explores how the development strategy known as “transformative investment” could jump-start building in the state’s regional economic centers, thereby bringing on private investment with enough impact to transform communities.

A letter from MassINC's Research Director, Benjamin Forman