Released in 2005, here is a list of the estimated tax burdens for each of the 50 states’ largest cities, for a family of three. (The size of the family is somewhat irrelevant, since the property tax and auto tax have nothing to do with family size, and the...
Huh? The Massachusetts economy surged in the first quarter, nearly quadrupling the national growth rate and recalling the technology-driven expansion of the 1990s. The state’s economy grew at a 4.7 percent annual rate in the first quarter, the fastest pace in...
Massachusetts, land of the cod, Kennedy, and Adam & Steve, has much to boast about. Massachusetts is the top-ranked state in the nation when it comes to being ready to compete in the new economy, according to a Washington-based think tank. The new economy, as...
Do you think you should be able to pay as much as you want for a ticket to a Red Sox game, a performance of CATS, a Damien Rice concert? (For example …) In Massachusetts, you can’t resell tickets for whatever price you want – you’re limited to...
That’s the question put forth by Verizon, a company currently exempt from paying property taxes on its telephone poles. AS MASSACHUSETTS wrestles with its fiscal crisis, Beacon Hill is working hard to find ways to balance next year’s budget. At the same...