Non-partisan Public Policy Research - Worcester Regional Research Bureau

Read our latest Bureau Brief “The Community Preservation Act“

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Read our report “To Protect Lives and Property: The Role of the Worcester Fire Department in Emergency Medical Services“

Read our 2017 “Annual Report”

Promoting Informed Debate and Decision-Making through Public Policy Research

The Worcester Regional Research Bureau serves the public interest of Greater Worcester by conducting independent, non-partisan research and analysis of public policy issues to promote informed public debate and decision-making. For thirty years, The Research Bureau has worked to protect the public interest in Greater Worcester by identifying issues, investigating impacts, and educating the public and government officials of opportunities and best practices.

“A nation may establish a system of free government, but without the spirit of municipal institutions it cannot have the spirit of liberty.”

Alexis deTocqueville, Democracy in America