Leave ‘Taxachusetts’ dead and buried

Will "Taxachusetts" soon join the undead? On Wednesday, lawmakers on Beacon Hill have an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of that long-derided state nickname, by refusing to vote for a new 4 percent surcharge on million-dollar incomes. If legislators give the proposed constitutional amendment the 50 votes needed to advance the measure, it will still take years to determine whether it becomes law. The soonest it could take effect would be 2018, but that presumes a second favorable

Will "Taxachusetts" soon join the undead? On Wednesday, lawmakers on Beacon Hill have an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of that long-derided state nickname, by refusing to vote for a new 4 percent surcharge on million-dollar incomes. If legislators give the proposed constitutional amendment the 50 votes needed to advance the measure, it will still take years to determine whether it becomes law. The soonest it could take effect would be 2018, but that presumes a second favorable…