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The Boston Globe

Fix Massachusetts' unemployment system

cSPA's Evan Horowitz says that providing timely and accurate unemployment benefits is “a core function of a caring state.” A 2021 report by cSPA outlining policy options for Massachusetts to overhaul its unemployment insurance system is also linked.
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The Boston Globe

Massachusetts' tax revenue limit is stuck in 1986

This Boston Globe opinion piece cites a new analysis from cSPA of the impact of Ballot Question 5, which would reshape the tax law by setting the tax cap each year based on the actual revenue collected.
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USA Today

Record youth turnout? How young voters could impact midterm elections

CIRCLE's Alberto Medina comments on the potential impact youth voters could have on the 2026 midterm elections. New CIRCLE data indicating 56% of voters 18-29 are "extremely likely” to vote, 2018 youth voter turnout data, and the roll this voting block could play 2026 battleground states are all referenced.
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A Jumbo Presence in Moving Pictures

Documentary filmmaker Joshua Seftel, A90, has enlisted many Tufts alums in his mission to helps us see—and feel for—people we might otherwise never know
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Boston Public Radio

Boston Public Radio Full Show 9/28/26

Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, joins this episode to discuss cSPA’s analysis of the state’s record-tying nine ballot questions voters will consider this November. (His segment begins at 59:45)