By Akanksha Goyal, April 14, 2026 In 1980, a tax revolt that reshaped how every city and town in Massachusetts raises revenue was driven in ...

By Paris Hugley, March 30, 2026 A proposed 2026 ballot question to lower the Massachusetts income tax rate from 5% to 4% would cut household tax ...

By W. Marc Bernsau, Mar 27, 2026 The Cannabis Control Commission should take quick action to freeze new licenses for cannabis cultivation and come up ...

By Bryan Hecht, March 23, 2026 A group of lawmakers on Monday questioned the woman representing a ballot initiative to repeal recreational marijuana sales, with some expressing ...

By Dana Gerber, Jon Chesto and Christina Prignano, March 20, 2026 It’s the million-dollar question: Is Massachusetts’ surtax on high-earners, which kicked in three years ago, driving residents ...

By Greg Ryan, March 20, 2026 (This article shows MassBudget countering the narrative that high-income earners are leaving Massachusetts because of the Fair Share Amendment.) Residents exiting ...

By Stephen MacLeod, March 20, 2026 (This article shows MassBudget countering the narrative that high-income earners are leaving Massachusetts because of the Fair Share Amendment.) Who’s ...

By Akanksha Goyal, March 17, 2026 Communities across Massachusetts are increasingly turning to property tax overrides as rising costs outpace limits on local revenue growth. ...

March 12, 2026 The conversation around gaming in Massachusetts continues to evolve. On the North Shore, this debate intersects directly with our hyper-local concerns about ...

By Akanksha Goyal, March 10, 2026 This is part two in the Marblehead Current’s series, “Overriding Considerations,” which explores various facets of the “fiscal cliff” ...

By Barry Richard, February 25, 2026 A ballot question proposed for this fall’s Massachusetts statewide elections would roll back the state income tax from five percent to four ...

By Gintautas Dumcius, February 24, 2026 Beacon Hill lawmakers have plenty on their plates these days, from spending plans large and small, to literacy reform ...

By Kathryn Carley, February 23, 2026 Union leaders in Massachusetts are urging state lawmakers to reject the adoption of corporate tax cuts included in last year’s “One ...

By Niki Griswold and Jaime Moore-Carrillo, February 20, 2026 The city of Boston will pay to keep three MBTA bus routes fare-free through the end ...

By Sam Drysdale, February 18, 2026 Gov. Maura Healey on Sunday warned that a proposed ballot measure to lower the state’s income tax rate would result in ...

By Leia Green, February 18, 2026 As Gov. Maura Healey’s 2027 budget proposal molds fiscal futures across municipalities, questions have risen surrounding the future of ...

By Katie Johnston, February 17, 2026 When recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, making the industry equitable was front and center. Groundbreaking programs were put in place to ...

By: Emma Rindlisbacher, February 16, 2026 Many people are talking about the need for the state to provide more education funding, but not everyone is ...

By: Colin A. Young, Feb 12, 2026 Administration officials defended Gov. Maura Healey’s approach to mitigating state revenue impacts of recent federal tax code changes ...