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STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Annual state budgets now just a starting point for spending
Massachusetts ended fiscal year 2025 with a state budget bottom line that quietly crept higher and higher and ultimately eclipsed the budget Gov. Maura Healey signed five months ago for fiscal 2026.
BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Mass. doesn’t need a tax hike. It needs a reality check.
Today, Massachusetts’ business confidence has dropped to its lowest point since the depths of the pandemic. That’s troubling — but hardly surprising.
BOSTON GLOBE: Raise Up’s tax hike would stall progress on Massachusetts’ business climate
In a recent column, the Boston Globe referenced MOA’s latest blog on the proposed corporate “GILTI” tax hike, noting our critique of Raise Up Massachusetts’ misleading revenue claims. The piece echoes MOA’s warning that increasing taxes on Massachusetts employers would undercut recent progress toward improving the state’s business climate.
Mass Among Top-10 Worst States for Taxes, Finds New Ranking
The Tax Foundation’s newly released 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index ranks Massachusetts 43rd in the nation, placing it among the 10 least competitive states for taxes.
MOA released a statement in response to the latest rankings.
1420 WBSM NEW BEDFORD’S NEWS-TALK STATION: Massachusetts Outspends Taxpayers’ Income Growth and Inflation
A recent 1420 WBSM segment cited Massachusetts Opportunity Alliance research showing state spending has surged more than $20 billion—over 50 percent—since 2018, warning that Beacon Hill’s unchecked growth far outpaces taxpayers’ income and inflation.
LOWELL SUN: Mass. needs new ideas to reboot listless economy
The Lowell Sun editorial board recently warned that Massachusetts’ economy is stagnating, weighed down by high costs, slow job growth, and outmigration. The article cites research from MOA showing that private-sector employment has fallen further below pre-COVID levels even as neighboring states show gains.
WORCESTER TELEGRAM: One-two ballot punch can boost state’s growth
Conclusive data on the policy’s impact on state revenue aren’t available yet, but at least one advisor says family office clients in the state have relocated or are seriously considering doing so.
SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE: Editorial: Put tax-relief initiatives to the ballot test
Should Massachusetts voters have a direct say in how much income tax they pay and when the state owes them refunds for surplus state revenues beyond a certain amount?
BOSTON GLOBE: Business groups propose ballot measures to lower income tax, boost refunds
Massachusetts business groups are backing two proposed ballot initiatives that would put more money into residents’ pockets by slicing the state income tax and returning excess revenues to taxpayers more frequently.
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Beacon Hill, rent control ban targeted in flurry of ballot questions
Many will fall through the cracks. A few may advance to the 2026 ballot. But proposed ballot laws wouldn’t have any chance this election cycle unless supporters filed language and signatures by the close of business Wednesday.
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