A report released today by the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University’s Tisch College describes the unique opportunities and potential pitfalls of the massive federal coronavirus relief package known as the American Rescue Plan (ARP), and how it could impact the people, municipalities and businesses in Massachusetts.
The state of Massachusetts along with its cities and towns is slated to receive nearly $8 billion in direct federal aid, along with billions more in targeted funds for areas like education, transit, and affordable housing.
Making the most of the ARP funding requires a challenging mix of quick and thoughtful planning across all levels of state and local government.
Report Analyzes How Massachusetts Can Maximize Benefit of American Rescue Plan
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New Report Offers Fixes for Unemployment Insurance System in Massachusetts
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A report released today by the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University’s Tisch College describes a range of evidence-based options for fixing Massachusetts’ troubled unemployment insurance (UI) system.
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, unemployment insurance has provided much-needed income to laid-off workers and bolstered the state’s economic recovery. However, because Massachusetts didn’t set aside enough money to cover these benefits when economic times were good, it has borrowed over $2 billion from the federal government a substantial debt that will ultimately need to be repaid by Massachusetts businesses.
Without some fundamental fixes to the state’s unemployment insurance program, it will be hard to break this cycle of underfunding and costly borrowing.
Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman s Own Foundation
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WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, prominent health and nutrition scholar, U.S. policy advisor, and bestselling author, has been named president and chief executive officer of Newman s Own Foundation. She had served as acting president and CEO since January 2020, and as a board member of Newman s Own, Inc., from 2015 to 2019.
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An international leader, scientist, and social entrepreneur renowned for extensive research and civic action in public health, children s wellness, sustainability, and food systems, Dr. Nelson leads the independent, private foundation formed in 2005 by legendary actor Paul Newman to sustain the legacy of his philanthropic work. Since 1982, when Paul Newman first declared, Let s give it all away, more than $560 million has been donated to nonprofit organizat