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Governor to the rescue of NorthPoint

Boston real estate developments and projects, the commonwealth

So, a couple weeks ago the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed down a decision that put into doubt the entire NorthPoint condo projects, among others. The court decided that any developments built near (not on) wetlands were subject to the same (restrictive)...

Mass unemployment: the positive spin

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The January jobs report is out, and Massachusetts’ unemployment rate increased from 4.8%, last year, to 5.3%, this year. The increase is not necessarily bad. It’s just that more people are looking for jobs than a year ago. The state’s January jobs...

Governor says, lower property taxes; I say, no

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Here’s a funny thing. Your property taxes are set and collected by your local government. It uses those taxes to pay for schools, snow-plowing, and trash collection (and police officers’ overtime pay, HAHAHA). Why the state feels it needs to butt in on it,...

Expect lower property taxes starting in just six months!

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As I mentioned yesterday, The Boston Foundation is out with a new report on Boston – in its opinion, the city is restricted in how it can raise revenue, putting the city at a disadvantage to other major cities such as Seattle, San Francisco, and Chicago. Boston...

We’re #3! (Massachusetts takes the Bronze)

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` The 2007 CFO State Tax Survey,the fifth since 1996 conducted by CFO Publishing, asked corporate tax officials about states’ handling of a number of tax issues, including the fairness of their audit department and the independence of their appeal process....

Bay State residents want casinos … but, where?

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