Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research

NEA dollars at work for whom?Mother’s wisdom

State of the State? Skip the speech and check out the budget.

By Alan Petrillo
January 24th, 2008


Almost exactly a year ago, one sage wondered if Governor Patrick would fulfill the promise of candidate Patrick. Since then, Pioneer has welcomed the Governor to our annual Better Government Competition and been heartened by many of his initiatives.

So what’s in store for year two? Glad you asked - here’s Pioneer’s take on this year’s proposed budget.

Just as historians judge Presidents by their performance during wartime, we’re about to learn how our Governor responds to economic uncertainty. As Pioneer’s release makes clear, we’re pulling for him, but we wonder if he’s reading the same bad news as the rest of us.

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