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 ...