Outsourcing responsibility: Vermont's unelected boards
The Legislature writes broad statutes and hands the details to appointed boards and commissions — diffusing responsibility and accountability.
Government is in the money business. Our problems start when we forget it.
The Fiscal Alliance Foundation uses research, polling, and legal action to give New England lawmakers, journalists, and taxpayers the independent facts they need — so the gap between what voters are told and what is actually happening closes.
Massachusetts has New England's highest SNAP error rate
Federal data shows the state faces up to $300 million in annual SNAP penalties — roughly $90 per taxpaying household.
Would a solar array fix one problem and create a second?
A 4.3-megawatt array in Petersham would cut roughly 980 tons of emissions while clear-cutting 14 acres of forest.
Massachusetts is making free speech a guessing game
Vague disclosure rules leave citizens guessing where advocacy ends and regulated political speech begins.
Fiscal Alliance Foundation expands to Vermont
The Foundation opens its first chapter outside Massachusetts to advance fiscally responsible and transparent public policy.
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Founded as an IRS-determined 501(c)(3) with roots in Massachusetts
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State chapters on the ground — Massachusetts and Vermont
$400B+
In avoidable regional energy costs identified by our research
FAF Energy Study, 2026
62%
Growth in Vermont state spending since 2019 — nearly double inflation
FAF Vermont Chapter
Three disciplines, one job: close the gap between what voters are told and what is really going on.
Educating the Public
We keep an eye on the issues and the policies. You feel the gap between the story and the numbers, but it is hard to connect the dots. We break the issues down so you don't have to.
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Through statewide polling and in-depth analysis we go deeper into the policies that affect people every day. Special interests have their agenda. You are our agenda.
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When rights are infringed upon and those legislating act outside the rules, we have the legal resources to challenge it — in comment letters, complaints, and the courts.
Review our filings →One alliance. Two chapters. The work is local — the standard is regional.
The Alliance stands at the center of it all. Each chapter brings boots on the ground, local knowledge, and state-specific research — while sharing one brand, one research infrastructure, and one non-partisan standard of evidence.
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Our founding chapter. Statewide polling, ballot-question litigation, and the research that built the Alliance — from Proposition 2½ to the energy cost analyses.
Vermont
Launched in 2026 with decades of local knowledge on the ground. Bringing a fiscal accountability voice to a state where spending has grown 62% since 2019.
Research, filings, and analysis
Massachusetts is making free speech a guessing game
On August 3, talking about public policy in Massachusetts could become a legal guessing game for nonprofit organizations — because a state agency changed how it reads the law without telling anyone.
New study finds New England's energy transition has not reduced fossil dependence
Fossil fuels supplied 55.4% of the region's internal generation in 2025 — against 54.6% in 2000, after 25 years of transition policy.
Fiscal Alliance Foundation expands to Vermont
Bringing the mission of fiscal responsibility, government transparency, and data-driven public policy to the Green Mountain State.
Senate energy bill shifts more risk onto ratepayers
The Massachusetts Senate is expected to vote on a major energy bill that could leave ratepayers paying more for years to come.
September 2025 statewide poll
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Short explainers, interviews, and the receipts — in the lawmakers' own words.
Property tax nightmare: imagine a world without Prop 2½ — and rent control returns
The companion to our Proposition 2½ and rent control studies, in five minutes.
Massachusetts welfare fraud & abuse: Joe Concha joins Paul Craney
Governor Healey's rent control flip-flop, in her own words
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