JAMAICA PLAIN — The energy was high in the John F. Kennedy Room at Doyle's Cafe on Thursday night, as a packed crowd gathered to meet former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and to support his 2016 Democratic presidential campaign.
O'Malley, whose fledgling campaign has been largely overshadowed by that of frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton, entered the room without fanfare, walking around and mingling with patrons.
Massachusetts has hit the first of five triggers that need to be hit to force a slight income tax rate reduction on Jan. 1, 2016, according to the state revenue commissioner.
