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Founded in 1996, MassINC’s mission is to make Massachusetts a place of civic vitality and inclusive economic opportunity by providing residents with the nonpartisan research, reporting, analysis, and civic engagement necessary to understand policy choices, inform decision making, and hold the government accountable.
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Policy center
The nonprofit Massinc Policy Center produces rigorous, nonpartisan research and collaborates with civic leaders to find solutions to complex social and economic challenges.
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Civic journal
CommonWealth publishes in-depth, balanced, and independent journalism. It covers politics, policy, ideas, and civic life, with an emphasis on investigative reporting, in-depth analysis, and political mapping.
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Polling group
The MassINC Polling Group is a full-service survey opinion research company offering public opinion research to public, private, and social sector clients.
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MassINC Announces Greg Torres Senior Fellows Program and Inaugural Cohort of Participants
Press Release
Rep. Roy’s a Champion for Gateway City Students
The Gateway Cities Journal
Massachusetts political parties are fading away
By the Numbers
New MPG Poll: Worcester-area residents back fare-free buses
70% want to see the program extended for a 5th year; riders say they will ride less if fares return
First take: Gov. Healey’s economic development bill
The Gateway Cities Journal
MassINC Matters: The January/February Round-Up
The latest from our research, journalism, and polling
An Act to Promote Downtown Vitality, February 2024 Fiscal Analysis and Recommendations
New Bedford’s leadership on housing is a model for Gateway Cities
The Gateway Cities Journal
It’s cold outside, but things are heating up fast on Beacon Hill
The Gateway Cities Journal
Gateway City mayors show collective support on several bills
Did you know?
- Over the past 10 years, Massachusetts reduced incarceration at more than twice the US average rate, with outsized gains occurring since 2018. Learn more about the the impact of two landmark criminal justice reform laws passed in 2018 in this five-year progress assessment.