Laurie

Policy Director of Mass Fiscal Alliance @MassFiscal and Fiscal Alliance Foundation @FiscalAlliance

[Lisa Linowes @LinowesLisa]

RGGI allowances increased 78% in 1-yr, reaching $35/ton. That’s $15/MWh added to electricity prices in New England! Time for the states to prove how the benefits are real, measurable, and proportional to the costs they've imposed on consumers. This is nuts! @windaction

[Watts Up With That @wattsupwiththat]

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻.
New England imports natural gas from foreign countries thousands of miles away while a pipeline from Pennsylvania has sat blocked for over a decade.

The Constitution Pipeline would deliver enough for 3 million homes and slash costs that have spiked as high as 30 times normal in winter.

States are now eyeing rollbacks on some emissions rules to fix the mess.

Yet politicians still won't touch it publicly.

Read the full article:
https://t.co/BmdBDTPt7Z

[Fiscal Alliance Foundation @FiscalAlliance]

Our op-ed with @JaredWalczak on how rent control will increase residential property taxes for homeowners.

[Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance @MassFiscal]

THREAD 🧵

Yesterday, the Massachusetts House passed a $228 million supplemental budget on a 154-2 vote.

Most of the attention focused on the spending. But lawmakers also approved several major policy changes buried in the bill:

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[Laurie @LCraney]

Everyone Wants Affordable Energy. Nobody Wants to Cut the Ribbon.

“Electricity prices in New England are 55 percent higher than those in Pennsylvania, thanks to limited access to natural gas.”

https://t.co/ZOmOwzF9MI

[Laurie @LCraney]

This goes for Massachusetts too

[Amy O. Cooke @TheRightAOC]

If states like Colorado insist on using the speculative social cost of carbon in resource planning, then it must be balanced with the very real social cost of blackouts. @AlwaysOnEnergy

https://t.co/2EDJ4OTgkV

[Fiscal Alliance Foundation @FiscalAlliance]

Our latest study on rent control is now available for review!

Our report finds that the proposed Massachusetts rent control ballot initiative would significantly increase property taxes on homeowners across the Commonwealth, a consequence that has gone largely unexamined in public debate but carries serious financial implications for the state's 62 percent of households that own their homes.

https://t.co/JlzcB8GNju

[Mass Daily News @MassDailyNews]

Almost 400,000 illegal immigrants are working in Massachusetts as residents say it's harder than ever to find a job — and Healey is paying to train more

https://t.co/eJSPr43Phj

[Boston Herald @bostonherald]

An illegal immigrant living in Boston was sentenced during a fraught hearing to two years and nine months in prison for stealing a U.S. citizen’s identity and using it to perpetuate benefits fraud. https://t.co/9qIn8XxJXt

[Anthony Rubin @anthonyjrubin]

The fraud I witnessed while producing this story was so blatant that it is unbelievable no other journalist had already reported on it

In Lawrence, Massachusetts, where this fraud was discovered, blue shipping barrels can be seen for sale on every street. It is impossible to miss.

These barrels are used to ship food, purchased with EBT and collected from charities, back to the Dominican Republic.

In the same city, you can witness Dominican shipping companies picking up food from homes on a daily basis.

The only way it would make economic sense to ship food from Lawrence, Massachusetts, to the Dominican Republic, is if the food was obtained for free.

The whistleblowers we worked with also informed us that there is housing fraud taking place, where Dominicans, who are receiving housing aid, rent out the same houses that they are getting via government assistance, while they live in the Dominican Republic.

If the current administration is serious about stopping fraud, this matter must be immediately investigated.

[Laurie @LCraney]

We solved the health care access challenge, but are failing miserably to control costs https://t.co/p6juvNXC3h via @cwbeacon

[Ross Connolly @ConnollyRoss]

Lowest gas tax and by far the best roads of any Northeastern state.

[Fiscal Alliance Foundation @FiscalAlliance]

At a time when the cost of living in MA continues to rise, property taxes remain one of the most significant burdens facing homeowners. Thanks in large part to Prop 2 1/2, they are also far more predictable than they once were. Our op-ed with @JaredWalczak.

https://t.co/oAfSDG077G

[Watts Up With That @wattsupwiththat]

𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 "𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆"
New York's Kathy Hochul and other Northeast governors brag about their energy affordability packages, yet their states charge nearly twice the national average for electricity.

Blame RGGI, the cap-and-invest program that jacks up costs by requiring CO2 allowances for power plants. Virginia's recent rejoin under Abigail Spanberger sent prices rocketing past $50 per ton.

Now we're looking at intentional 10-15% price increases on consumer bills. These politicians are driving costs up while pretending otherwise.

Read the full article:
https://t.co/zwfXAlyxFf

[Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance @MassFiscal]

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[Boston 25 News @boston25]

@boston25 https://t.co/astOiv1FSG

[Energy Security and Freedom @TShepstone]

Northeast States Face A Real Test of Their True Commitment to What They Profess to Believe About the Climate.

https://t.co/iNvJGcAatq

#NewYork #NewEngland #Pennsylvania #Delaware #Lithium #EVs #Climate

[Energy Security and Freedom @TShepstone]

RGGI Might Better Be Called the Titanic: Participating States Need to Get Off the Ship Before It Hits the Iceberg!

https://t.co/gtBKBgw1EA

#RGGI #Virginia #Climate #Caiazza #Affordability #Emissions #Allowances #Reliability

[Lisa Linowes @LinowesLisa]

1/5 🧵In Massachusetts, the energy efficiency surcharge on electric bills has exploded, rising from 1.23 ¢/kWh in 2014 to 6.03 ¢/kWh in early 2025 — nearly 5× higher. For a typical 600 kWh/month household, that’s gone from $7.40 to $36 per month just for “EE.” @windaction

[Fiscal Alliance Foundation @FiscalAlliance]

"According to the Fiscal Alliance Foundation, the median property tax bill statewide is around $6,896. Without the law, that bill would soar past $24,000, the group said in a statement."

https://t.co/huBkKqzMBK