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Tax Cuts in Massachusetts Have Led To $4 Billion-Plus in ‘Lost Revenue,’ Liberal Group Says

Matthew McDonald

A left-of-center advocacy group is lamenting $4.15 billion in what it calls "lost revenue" from incremental decreases in the Massachusetts taxes since the late 1990s.

A report issued by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center highlights decreases in personal income tax (from 5.95 percent to 5.05 percent), long-term capital gains tax (from 6 percent to 5.05 percent), and dividend and interest income from stocks and savings accounts (12 percent to 5.05 percent); and an increase in the personal exemption for state income tax (from $2,200 to $4,400 for single filers and from $4,400 to $8,800 for married couples).

Around New England

City Pays Out Cash To Former School Board Member Barred From School Property; Board Meeting Gets Ugly

Matthew McDonald

The city of Nashua, New Hampshire paid $60,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by a former alderman and school board member whom the superintendent of schools barred from visiting the city's public schools for one year.

Jahmal Mosley, the superintendent, got a no-trespass order issued against George Farrington on March 29, 2018, which led to the lawsuit, which led to the settlement, according to The Union Leader.

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