House advances Wu’s property tax proposal; Senate to debate it after Thanksgiving
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been attempting to enact a contentious plan to temporarily increase commercial property tax rates.
Opinion
The Senate’s intolerable, and secretive, delay on Mayor Wu’s tax plan
Whether to pass it or kill it, Senate President Spilka should allow a roll-call vote on this important bill soon.
After delay, Boston Mayor Wu’s tax shift plan clears the House, advances to Senate
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu caught a break Monday when the absence of a Republican lawmaker who blocked her plan to hike commercial tax rates on two occasions last week allowed the bill to pass the
Republican lawmaker delays vote on Boston property tax shift plan
A House vote on Boston's plan to temporarily shift the property tax burden from residential to commercial owners was blocked yesterday by a Republican representative from Norwell. With only around five members in the chamber,
GOP lawmaker again blocks Wu’s property tax proposal from advancing in State House
This is the second time state Representative David DeCoste of Norwell, who does not represent any part of Boston, has prevented Mayor Michelle Wu's measure from moving forward in the state House.
House Vote Sends Boston Tax Bill to Senate
A Boston property tax bill passed the House of Representatives Thursday after warnings from the city that time was running out.
Massachusetts House Passes Boston Property Tax Adjustment Bill, Now Faces Senate Scrutiny
The Massachusetts House passed a bill to adjust Boston's property tax, which now proceeds to the Senate amid debate over fiscal impacts.
‘It’s disappointing’: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax proposal for city blocked by Republican lawmaker
Wu has said the measure is urgently needed, but a lawmaker who does not represent any part of Boston was able to stop the bill from advancing, at least temporarily.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax shift plan blocked for second time in Mass. House
A Republican from Norwell shut down a House session Friday for the second day in a row over concerns he has with a tax shift plan from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu that has faced renewed pushback in the Legislature this week.
Mayor Wu presses state Senate to pass Boston's property tax shift proposal
Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about where her property tax proposal stands and what it means for residents' tax bills.
The opposition is coming from inside the State House
SPOTTED — at Abundant Housing Massachusetts’ annual celebration: state Reps. Sam Montaño and Jim Arciero, Somerville Mayor ...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax shift plan hits another rough patch on Beacon Hill
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s time-sensitive plan to shift more property tax burden on the business and commercial sectors hit ...