April tax collections surpass target by $1b
For the year, revenues are running $889m ahead of adjusted expectations
Collections of $6.324 billion last month exceeded the Healey administration’s monthly benchmark of $5.291 billion by $1.034 billion, or 19.5 percent. But officials said much of that overage came in the form of capital gains tax revenue and income surtax revenue, money that is to be set aside for specifically mandated purposes.
The Codcast
Commonwealth in depth
The bomb-tossing bean counter
Diana DiZoglio ‘wants to catalog the Legislature’s sins’
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Mass. residents don’t support hemp THC loopholes
Poll finds consumers think THC products should be regulated consistently
Political notebook: Tibbits-Nutt silence | cannabis chief resurfaces | Southie rep race
Transportation secretary says nothing during discussion on new revenues
Suffolk DA Hayden fined $5,000 for ethics violation from 2022 campaign
Ethics Commission says DA used office for ‘personal political advantage’
Calling Warren too partisan, Cain launches US Senate campaign
Quincy City Council president gets backing of Mayor Koch
Getting the I-90 Allston puzzle pieces to fit
Some residents call for paring back lanes on Turnpike or Soldiers Field Road
MBTA extends Keolis commuter rail contract again
T says it needs more time to structure next procurement
Tibbits-Nutt’s remarks rile transportation task force
Rooney says none of revenue measures raised by secretary had been discussed
Despite latest court ruling, lawmakers dragging feet on home equity theft
Senator vows to force the issue with amendments to moving bills
Senate, House cut deal on emergency shelter funding
Nine-month limit, with lots of exceptions, for shelter stays
Milton asking state to restore its grant funding
Town urges Healey administration to wait until court process runs its course
Half of state residents support legalizing teachers’ strikes
Poll finds strongest backing for changing law among younger people
State exit from Holyoke puts spotlight on mixed takeover record
Researchers find more positive outcomes in Lawrence, Springfield
Holyoke schools poised to exit state receivership
District would be first to see state oversight end
When young people think about the climate, despair follows
More engagement can lead to more optimism, poll finds
3 New York wind farms scrapped
GE decision on turbines led to scuttling of projects
Magical eclipse created temporary solar power void
Grid operator substituted electricity from natural gas, imports
Steward has its doctors over a barrel in Optum deal
Q&A with Dr. David Weinstock of Grove Medical in Auburn
Could consumer representation on hospital boards have prevented Steward problem?
Charlie Donahue traces the political death of local public health planning
Health Policy Commission wary of Steward-Optum deal
Commissioners also dig into broader issue of private equity in health care