Massachusetts taxpayers are in line for tax relief whether state legislators give it to them or not, thanks to a little-known provision in state law that voters approved in 1986.
Estimates on how much vary. But it could be about 7 percent of what taxpayers paid to the state in 2021, state officials told The Boston Globe.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear a challenge to a proposed income tax cut ballot question that could reduce state revenue by billions annually.
The Healey administration says a proposed Massachusetts income tax cut would eliminate the charitable deduction and raise taxes on some businesses due to existing state law.
Socialist U.S. Senate candidate Joe Tache is calling for a May Day general strike as he enters the Massachusetts race, joining a field that includes Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Seth Moulton, and Republican John Deaton.
