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Getting there from here: New report lays out path to effective local transit
cSPA is among the collaborators on a new report examining the state of regional transit agencies in Massachusetts, highlighting the need for more reliable and flexible funding resources for these transportation services.
San Francisco Chronicle
Young people could decide the 2024 election, but how do you get them to vote?
Multiple studies conducted at CIRCLE on state-by-state youth voter turnout in elections since 2014 and the impact of different registration requirements are referenced in this opinion column.
WBUR
The increasingly public fight over MBTA funding
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, is briefly quoted from his May 9 appearance on Radio Boston discussing the Massachusetts FY 2025 budget negotiations.
Inside Higher Ed
A New Push to Get Community College Students to the Polls
Adam Gismondi, director of NSLVE, comments on NSLVE data indicating that community college students tend to vote at lower rates than their four-year college peers.
The Boston Globe
Amid growing worry about city tax base, chamber pushes back on Wu’s proposed budget hike
This article references a recent cSPA report that projected a 20 to 30 percent decline in Boston office real estate values by 2029.
WBUR
With plans on the table, the state budget negotiation begins
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, joins this Radio Boston segment to discuss how Massachusetts FY 2025 budget negotiations will progress now that the House, Senate and Governor Healey have submitted their versions.
Commercial Observer
Flood of Property Assessment Appeals Could Wallop U.S. Cities
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, is quoted about predicted declines in commercial properties tax revenues in Boston, noting it “is very foreign territory for Boston politicians.”
CommonWealth Beacon