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Center for State Policy Analysis
CommonWealth Beacon
Are state’s 15 regional transit authorities ready for prime time?
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, is quoted about a new collaborative cSPA report examining the state of regional transit agencies in Massachusetts that found issues of inadequate funding, income disparities, and poor oversight.
MassLive
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.
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.
CommonWealth Beacon
Boston’s taxing war of words
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.
The Boston Globe
A few Mass. Democrats put $5m into the budget for dog parks, a castle, and more. And they did it in secret.
Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, calls local earmarks in the Massachusetts House budget “a stark reminder of the State House’s unbalanced power dynamic.”
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.”
The Boston Globe