Massachusetts’ Signature Industries Shed Jobs
As Massachusetts prepares to host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, state and local leaders have emphasized the event’s potential economic benefits. While policymakers look forward to a temporary economic boost, the latest employment data suggest the Commonwealth’s underlying economy faces more immediate challenges.
Death and Taxes May Be Inevitable, But Death Taxes Are Not
Since 2020, the top states for job growth have all lacked an estate tax. Meanwhile, 7 of the 10 worst-performing states still have these taxes on the books, including Massachusetts.
POLLING: Voters Agree Obscure Provisions Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of Tax Relief
Recent reports have highlighted two unintended consequences of a proposal to lower the state income tax cut from 5% to 4%.
Far from reducing public support for the measure, these findings have served to stress how overcomplicated the state’s current tax system is if even policies meant to provide straight forward tax relief are seemingly booby-trapped.
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Massachusetts’ Signature Industries Shed Jobs
As Massachusetts prepares to host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, state and local leaders have emphasized the event’s potential economic benefits. While policymakers look forward to a temporary economic boost, the latest employment data suggest the Commonwealth’s underlying economy faces more immediate challenges.
Death and Taxes May Be Inevitable, But Death Taxes Are Not
Since 2020, the top states for job growth have all lacked an estate tax. Meanwhile, 7 of the 10 worst-performing states still have these taxes on the books, including Massachusetts.
POLLING: Voters Agree Obscure Provisions Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of Tax Relief
Recent reports have highlighted two unintended consequences of a proposal to lower the state income tax cut from 5% to 4%.
Far from reducing public support for the measure, these findings have served to stress how overcomplicated the state’s current tax system is if even policies meant to provide straight forward tax relief are seemingly booby-trapped.
POLLING: Are High Costs Driving College Grads Out Of MA?
Thousands of college seniors will cross the stage this spring in Massachusetts. Will they take their diplomas and ditch, or do they plan to start their careers here in the Commonwealth?
FACT CHECK: MassBudget Misses What’s Really Driving Residents Away
High taxes are pushing residents out of Massachusetts. When they go, they take billions of dollars of income with them. However, a recent report by the advocacy group MassBudget claims it’s affordability – not high taxes – that is to blame when it comes to outmigration.
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