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WGBH

Boston faces $1.5 billion shortfall from declining commercial property taxes, report warns

Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, comments on his new study that found a downward trend in Boston commercial property values that could mean a city revenue shortfall of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion over the next five years

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The Boston Globe

Boston could face budget woes as office building values dip, report says

Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, comments on his new study that found a downward trend in Boston commercial property values that could mean a city revenue shortfall of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion over the next five years.

CommonWealth Beacon

Tax revenues kept sliding in January

Evan Horowitz, director of cSPA, comments on Massachusetts Revenue Department data indicating tax revenue shortfalls saying, “while the evidence is far from definitive, this latest report feeds my concern that the weakness may be spreading from tax returns to the economy more broadly.”

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ABC11 WTVD

Voting registration drives underway ahead of Friday deadline

CIRCLE research that revealed half of voters between ages 18 and 29 voted in the 2020 general election, up 11 percentage points from 2016, is linked in this article. Data on youth voter turnout in North Carolina is also cited

CNBC

Biden administration looks to forgive student debt of borrowers in hardship

Adam Gismondi, director of NSLVE, is quoted about how young voters are likely feeling about the political process.

NPR

In Arizona, these young Native American voters seize their political power

This article accompanying a Morning Edition episode on the perspectives of Arizona youth Native American voters cites 2024 YESI rankings from CIRCLE.

Radio Boston

Gov. Healey's budget proposal: big needs, tight finances

Evan Horowitz, executive director of cSPA, joins this Radio Boston segment to discuss Massachusetts Governor Healy’s new state budget plan.

USA Today

The 2024 election will occur in a different ... Era. Taylor Swift may have a big impact

Alberto Medina of CIRCLE says that there is “a growing recognition that the youth vote is both valuable and powerful." CIRCLE research on 2024 youth voter turnout is also cited in this article.

The Boston Globe

Tufts prison initiative gives grads the gift of hope

This article highlights the Tufts University Prison Initiative of the Tisch College of Civic Life (TUPIT). Several students, including those who are part of the first-ever graduating class, are quoted about the initiative’s impact.