Why is Healey making the Sagamore Bridge construction more expensive?
A project labor agreement requirement could add approximately $293 million to the $1.6 billion Sagamore Bridge replacement by limiting competition among qualified contractors.
Government is in the money business. Our problems start when we forget it.
The Fiscal Alliance Foundation uses research, polling, and legal action to give New England lawmakers, journalists, and taxpayers the independent facts they need — so the gap between what voters are told and what is actually happening closes.
Massachusetts can’t afford to skip natural gas pipeline upgrade
Expanding existing natural gas infrastructure could add roughly 300 million cubic feet of daily capacity and save families and businesses an average of $367 million per winter.
Locked In: The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Vermont’s Proposal 3
Moving collective-bargaining protections into the state Constitution could add an estimated $53–135 million in annual public-sector costs and $140–$352 in property taxes on a $400,000 home.
Project Labor Agreements: Higher Costs and Less Competition for Massachusetts Public Construction
PLAs raise Massachusetts public construction costs — an average 16.2% cost premium, adding an estimated $3.695 billion across 166 MassDOT and MBTA projects.
Project Beacon: Estimated Savings for Massachusetts Ratepayers
An Enbridge-led expansion of the Algonquin pipeline could save Massachusetts ratepayers an estimated $230 million per winter — roughly $95 for a typical gas-heated household.
The High Stakes of Proposal 3: What Vermont Voters Should Know
What Vermont voters are not being told about Proposal 3 — the November ballot measure that would constitutionalize compulsory unionism and foreclose Right to Work.
Vermont poll finds broad affordability concerns across party lines
A statewide poll of 600 Vermont voters finds 61% say their income is not keeping pace with housing and taxes — and support for Proposal 3 collapses once tax impacts are raised.
New England’s energy transition has not reduced fossil dependence
Fossil fuels supplied 55.4% of New England’s internal generation in 2025 — against 54.6% in 2000, after 25 years of energy transition policy.
Outsourcing responsibility: Vermont's unelected boards
The Legislature writes broad statutes and hands the details to appointed boards and commissions — diffusing responsibility and accountability.
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$400B+ In avoidable regional energy costs identified by our research FAF Energy Study, 2026
62% Growth in Vermont state spending since 2019 — nearly double inflation FAF Vermont Chapter
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Massachusetts is making free speech a guessing game
On August 3, talking about public policy in Massachusetts could become a legal guessing game for nonprofit organizations — because a state agency changed how it reads the law without telling anyone.
Locked In: The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Vermont’s Proposal 3
Moving collective-bargaining protections into the state Constitution could add an estimated $53–135 million in annual public-sector costs and $140–$352 in property taxes on a $400,000 home.
Project Labor Agreements: Higher Costs and Less Competition for Massachusetts Public Construction
PLAs raise Massachusetts public construction costs — an average 16.2% cost premium, adding an estimated $3.695 billion across 166 MassDOT and MBTA projects.
Project Beacon: Estimated Savings for Massachusetts Ratepayers
An Enbridge-led expansion of the Algonquin pipeline could save Massachusetts ratepayers an estimated $230 million per winter — roughly $95 for a typical gas-heated household.
The High Stakes of Proposal 3: What Vermont Voters Should Know
What Vermont voters are not being told about Proposal 3 — the November ballot measure that would constitutionalize compulsory unionism and foreclose Right to Work.
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Property tax nightmare: imagine a world without Prop 2½ — and rent control returns
The companion to our Proposition 2½ and rent control studies, in five minutes.
Massachusetts welfare fraud & abuse: Joe Concha joins Paul Craney
Governor Healey's rent control flip-flop, in her own words
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