A technical objection should not deny voters the right decide whether to lower the income tax rate By Robert Cordy A Popular Proposal to lower the Massachusetts state income tax rate is tied up in a legal challenge at the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. The complaint is political posturing, not legal substance. The proposal itself is straightforward: reduce the state income tax rate from 5 percent to 4 percent over the course of three years. The lawsuit challenging it was bro

By Paris Hugley A proposed 2026 ballot question to lower the Massachusetts income tax rate from 5% to 4% would cut household tax bills across the state but also blow a multibillion-dollar hole in state finances and force significant budget decisions on Beacon Hill, according to a recent Tufts University analysis. The report from the Center for State Policy Analysis estimates the measure would reduce the state income tax collections by 18.9% and total state tax revenue by abou

By Barry Richard It's beginning to look like only the politicians, the ones who tax you and then spend your money, oppose a ballot question that would roll back the Massachusetts Income Tax from five percent to four percent over three years. Polling Shows Strong Support for Massachusetts Tax Rollback A tax rollback could appear on the November 2026 ballot, and recent polling indicates taxpayers support it. A University of New Hampshire Survey Center Poll found 58 percent of r