“What is clear is that the state lacks the requisite information to make profoundly difficult choices,” the report writes. “Questions such as which projects to fund and when, and how revenue sources should be allocated must be included as part of a long-term sustainable transportation finance plan to address our transportation needs. Unfortunately, the state has not yet adopted such a plan.”MassLive.com has a good summary of the report.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
More money for Massachusetts transportation won't solve problems
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation this week released a new report on the state's transportation system. Key take-away:
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From two graduates of the Suffolk University PhD program in Economics I had the pleasure of knowing and working with over the years. Here...
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Stock market woes raise a nagging fear: Is a recession near?
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OVERVIEW The unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9 percent in December with payrolls expanding by 312,000 jobs, according to the Bureau ...