Arlington’s revenues from residential taxes cannot keep up with expenses. Therefore, Arlington relies heavily on state aid to fund our public schools and town services. By advocating at the state level for more funding, we increase Arlington’s chances for increased state aid.

Volunteers are needed to help cover meetings and report to the team and FYArlington members. To volunteer or for more information, contact us.

What's New

• Arlington Board of Selectmen pass resolution to support 'Invest in Our Communites Act'
• Educator Evaluation Regulations and Proposed Legislation
• FY13 House Ways & Means Budget - Mass Budget & Policy Center's Budget Monitor, Will Brownsberger Summary (with Arlington figures)
• FY13 Governor's Budget - Mass Budget & Policy Center's Budget Monitor, Compare FY13 to past budgets, Will Brownsberger's Summary
• Foundation Budget adequacy study proposed initiative
• Mass Budget & Policy Center's report "Demystifying Local Aid"
• Summary and presentation from 'DC Budget Debate' with Clarissa Rowe and Rep. Jay Kaufman
• Draft House District Consolidation Plan
  
• FY12 Budget signed by Governor (July 12)
  
• Governor signs Municipal Healthcare Reform (July 12)

Links

• Stand for Children's Massachusetts Chapter
  
• Act to Invest in our Communities (Campaign for Our Communities, Mass. Teacher's Assoc. (MTA) toolkit)
  
• Arlington 25% Solution
  
• MA Joint Committee on Revenue

Arlington's State Legislators

• Rep. Sean Garballey
• Rep. Will Brownsberger
• Rep. Jay Kaufman
• Senator Ken Donnelly

Other Resources

• FYArlington submitted an article for Town Meeting (Arpil 2011) supporting the creation of Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts.
• State Rep. Jay Kaufman made a presentation 1/20 on the Joint Revenue Committee proposals for tax policy changes this year.  View the presentation and read our summary and stay tuned here for any major impact to Arlington
• School Funding Reality: A Bargain Not Kept 

This report by the Boston Foundation and the MA Business Alliance for Education outlines how soaring costs for town employee healthcare insurance have drained school budgets.

• Report Press Release
• Boston Globe article
• Boston Globe editorial