Taxes and Budget Issues

Baker signs FY21 budget, vetoes $156m

Baker signs FY21 budget, vetoes $156m

OKs 10% welfare hike, but only for 1 year

By Shira Schoenberg Charlie Baker, Massachusetts Legislature, Taxes and Budget Issues 0 Comments Dec 11, 2020

GOV. CHARLIE BAKER signed the delayed fiscal 2021 budget on Friday, vetoing $156 million in spending. Lawmakers had postponed passing a budget for the year that began July 1 to take time to monitor the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. That left state government operating on a series of temporary budgets for the first(...)

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Lesser seeks $2.2 million to help fund their efforts

Sarah Betancourt

MBTA to back off some of its service cuts

Few details, but theme is cut service, not eliminate it

Lawmakers swiftly pass delayed FY21 budget bill

Some controversy in House over abortion expansion

Shira Schoenberg

Consensus budget ups spending by 6.5%

Measure filed just before 8 p.m., allowing vote on Friday

Shira Schoenberg

House, Senate budgets contain plenty of policy proposals

CommonWealth Staff

House, Senate budgets contain plenty of policy proposals

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Shira Schoenberg

Senate spending plan hews close to House version

Lawmakers hoping to wrap up budget around Thanksgiving

Shira Schoenberg

House rejects tax amendment as budget debate opens

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Shira Schoenberg

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$46b proposal seems designed to avoid controversy

Shira Schoenberg

Tax revenues keep chugging along

Through 4 months, collections are up 1.3% over last year

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Nonprofits keep making in-lieu-of-tax payments to Boston

Despite pandemic losses, collections from institutions rise

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Baker’s ‘miracle budget’ doesn’t rise to the occasion

Wealthiest households should contribute more

Baker budget packed with policy proposals

CommonWealth Staff

Baker budget packed with policy proposals

Some deal with pressing matters; other unlikely to go anywhere

Shira Schoenberg

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CommonWealth Staff

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Tax take falls $32m in Mass., rises in neighboring states

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CommonWealth Staff

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Shira Schoenberg

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Revenues for 1st two months of fiscal year up 3.1%

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We need more than Band-Aid federal, state solutions

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Shira Schoenberg

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Shira Schoenberg

Baker files interim state budget

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