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“Campaign Notebook: Education Funding Fallout?” – State House News Service

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 ...
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“From T support to school aid, surtax emerges as crutch for state budgeting” – CommonWealth Beacon & The Local News Ipswich

By Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon, February 7, 2026 DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK, there’s either a sea change underway in how Beacon Hill thinks about ...
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“Advocates sue to block vote on income tax cut” – Gloucester Daily Times

By Christian M. Wade, February 3, 2026 A coalition of union leaders and community activists are suing to block a proposed cut to the state’s ...
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“Unpacking the governor’s state budget proposal” – The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon

THE FINAL STATE BUDGET Gov. Maura Healey will file before she’s up for reelection landed last week amid a maelstrom of federal feuding and economic strain. ...
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“Massachusetts could lose $5B from income tax cut” – The Salem News

By Christian M. Wade, Jan 27, 2026 A proposal to cut Massachusetts’ personal income tax to 4% would cost the state government an estimated $5 ...
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“State’s tax growth forecast barely exceeds inflation rate” – Boston Herald

By State House News Service, January 15, 2026 State officials agreed Wednesday to build their next annual budgets on the estimate that Massachusetts will collect $44.9 ...
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