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The Boston Globe
The 'millionaires tax' was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It's blown past that, yet again.
Evan Horowitz is quoted in this Boston Globe piece on the government's usage of funds generated by the 'millionaires' tax.'
The Boston Globe
Recreational weed brings in nearly $300 million a year in taxes. What if a Mass. ballot initiative kills the industry?
Evan Horowitz, director of cSPA, comments on the plateau of funds generated by marijuana-related tax collection at the city and town levels.
CommonWealth Beacon
Healey’s reelection bid confronts volatile energy politics
Center for State Policy Analysis Executive Director Evan Horowitz is quoted in this piece on Governor Maura Healey's energy policy plans.
The Associated Press
At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class
This Associated Press article references 2025 research from CIRCLE on Gen Z’s attitudes toward democracy.
Good Authority
Democrats and Republicans disagree on what political violence even is
The crux of the disagreement? Whether the government’s actions can constitute violence. An analysis by Newhouse Professor Brian Schaffner and Tufts University senior Miles Kendrick.
SF Gate
Gen Z students are embracing the 'Kirk doctrine' on California campuses
In the first school year since the killing of Charlie Kirk, young conservatives are charting their own path. This article quotes CIRCLE research and Communications Lead Alberto Medina about issues that matter to young people and youth-led movements.
The Fulcrum
The Myth of Youth Apathy
"The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University has historically tracked youth voting trends and found that both 2020 and 2024 were historically high years for young adult turnout. As a student at Vanderbilt University, I’ve seen my peers volunteering at tables outside of dormitories, dining halls, and classrooms to register hundreds of fellow students to vote and encourage them to go to the polls. If young people truly didn’t care, they wouldn’t be showing up!"
NPR