Marie-Frances Rivera, the center’s president, said the tax would bring in money to help pay for legislative priorities and invest in communities well after … https://www.law360.com/tax-authority/articles/1392638/mass-lawmakers-approve-ballot-measure-to-tax-millionaires
A controversial wealth tax is finally headed to the 2022 ballot, but politicians are predicting a “heated” campaign season before voters decide if Massachusetts millionaires should pay more in taxes. “Our wealthiest residents can afford to pay a bit more in taxes to help fund investments that expand opportunity and make our Commonwealth more just …
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WHEN A COALITION of labor, clergy, and liberal organizing groups first proposed raising the tax rate on income over $1 million, the year was 2015. The income tax rate was 5.15 percent, the region was reeling from the disastrous performance of the MBTA the previous winter, there were around 15,000 people in the state earning …
WHEN A COALITION of labor, clergy, and liberal organizing groups first proposed raising the tax rate on income over $1 million, the year was 2015. The income tax rate was 5.15 percent, the region was reeling from the disastrous performance of the MBTA the previous winter, there were around 15,000 people in the state earning …
Amplify Latinx, the non-partisan, collaborative movement whose mission is to build Latinx economic and political power across the Commonwealth, announced that U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat; Boston Mayor Kim Janey; University of Massachusetts, Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco; host of VICE News, Paola Ramos; and co-founder of United We Dream, Cristina Jiménez Moreta will be featured as …
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Amplify Latinx, the non-partisan, collaborative movement whose mission is to build Latinx economic and political power across the Commonwealth, announced that U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat; Boston Mayor Kim Janey; University of Massachusetts, Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco; host of VICE News, Paola Ramos; and co-founder of United We Dream, Cristina Jiménez Moreta will be featured as …
Amplify Latinx Announces Lineup of 2021 Conference Keynotes and Speakers Read More »
Amplify Latinx, the non-partisan, collaborative movement whose mission is to build Latinx economic and political power across the Commonwealth, announced that U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat; Boston Mayor Kim Janey; University of Massachusetts, Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco; host of VICE News, Paola Ramos; and co-founder of United We Dream, Cristina Jiménez Moreta will be featured as …
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A year ago, with the Massachusetts economy hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, state lawmakers thought they would need to close a budget gap of $5 billion to $8 billion. State Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, chairs the Senate revenue working group, and he was asked to shift that group’s work to focus on ways for …
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While the House and Senate have each passed versions of a $47.7 billion state budget, some advocates believe that lawmakers’ most significant spending decisions have yet to be made. Massachusetts is expecting to receive nearly $5.3 billion through the federal American Rescue Plan, and neither branch of the Legislature included those funds in the state …
If the Commonwealth is going to start building towards a bold economic recovery from the pandemic, the Legislature must ensure that the process is transparent and rooted in the perspectives of our impacted communities across the state. The Legislature will not achieve equity by refusing to live up to the moral charge of the state’s …