

The organization sent a letter to the then-incoming Healey administration in December expressing support for their proposed family tax credit. Phineas Baxandall is policy director for the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, also known as MassBudget.

“I hear from people who are struggling to get by as the cost of living continues to skyrocket past them - the family watching their grocery bill grow each week, the young mom who wants to return to her dream job but can’t afford child care, the recent college graduate who can’t afford both his rent and student loan payments,” Healey said. Kim Driscoll had while traveling around the state.

Healey said the tax measures were based in part on conversations she and Lt. Get Boston local news, weather forecasts, lifestyle and entertainment stories to your inbox.
