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The Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) provides rigorous, timely, non-partisan research on live policy issues in Massachusetts. It is housed within the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.

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Reports

2022 Massachusetts Ballot Questions

Summarizing our findings on all four ballot questions:

  1. A Millionaires Tax
  2. New Rules for Dental Insurance
  3. Alcohol Sales at Chain Stores
  4. Driver's Licenses for Unauthorized Immigrants

cSPA in the News

Right to shelter: Is it a migrant magnet?

“If you’re going to make the claim that our right-to-shelter law is increasing immigration into our state, you would have to say relative to other states nearby,” Horowitz said. “But lots of other states are seeing their shelter systems overwhelmed.”