Issues in Brief

Introduction

• MassGoals

World Class Education

• Education Investment
• Higher Education
• Local Aid and Municipal Partnership

Effective Government

• Pension Reform
• Debt Refinancing Strategy
• Human Resources Modernization
• Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information Transfer
• Federal Single Point of Contact
• Shared Services Model
• Access and Opportunity
• Line Item Consolidation
• Capital to Operating Transfer
• Information Technology Consolidation
• Capital Gains Revenue in the Budget
• Long-Term Retirement Liabilities
• Limiting Certain Tax Expenditures

Quality, Affordable Health Care for All

• Health Care Reform
• Commonwealth Health and Prevention Fund
• Veterans and Soldiers' Homes

Job Creation and Economic Growth

• Life Sciences Initiatives

Safe Communities

• Reforming Community Supervision
• Police Training Initiative
• Update on County Sheriffs Transition

Clean Energy and Environment

• Energy Management
• Expanded Bottle Bill

Efficient Transportation and Mobility

• Update on Transportation Reform

Civic Engagement

• Civic Engagement
• Budget Transparency