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“State aid to municipalities should be distributed rationally” – Boston Globe
By The Editorial Board, Updated December 18, 2025 Massachusetts municipal governments are facing a “perfect storm” that makes balancing budgets challenging, according to two reports recently ...
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“Report Says Massachusetts Is Addicted To Gambling Revenue” – NewBostonPost
By Tom Joyce, Dec. 9, 2025 A recent report from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says the state has grown heavily dependent on gambling revenue at ...
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“Eastham Dispensary Plans to Add Medical Marijuana” – Provincetown Independent
By Jack Styler Dec 3, 2025 “In the Outer Cape’s saturated cannabis market, one Eastham dispensary, Emerald Grove, is looking to expand into dispensing medical marijuana. The ...
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“Healey kicks off competitiveness council to address headwinds facing the state” – Boston Globe
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff, Updated December 3, 2025 “Governor Maura Healey knows the stats. Massachusetts job growth has been essentially flat since the start ...
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“Under Trump, money is about to get tight — and Massachusetts isn’t ready” – Boston Globe
By Larry Edelman Globe Columnist, Updated October 17, 2025 “What began earlier this year with the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding has escalated into ...
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“Businesses, unions wage war on Beacon Hill over proposal to raise taxes on offshore corporate income” – Boston Globe
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff, Updated October 13, 2025 “Are state lawmakers feeling GILTI right now? The people who brought us the Fair Share Amendment ...
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“Policy group urges state to decouple from federal tax changes” – State House News Service
By Colin Young, October 9, 2025 “While lawmakers grapple with a loss of anticipated state revenue as a result of federal tax code changes, the ...
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“Is Massachusetts’ Estate Tax Driving Away Wealthy Residents?” – Boston Magazine
By Jon Keller· 10/9/2025 “You don’t have to be Uncle Pennybags to get whacked. The estate tax is so brutal that some moneyed locals would rather die ...
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“iGambling is pushing to be dealt in, but some say it’s a bad bet” – MASSterList
Gintautas Dumcius & Ella Adams, Sep 24, 2025 “When Massachusetts grappled with the legalization of casinos more than a decade ago, promised tax revenue and ...
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“Mass. Gambling Is Huge — and About to Get Bigger” – The Provincetown Independent
By Jack Styler Sep 24, 2025 “Andrew Earl’s dream is to open a gym and restaurant named after his mother in his hometown of Birmingham, Ala. Outside ...
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