Democratic nominee for governor Maura Healey expressed support for a ballot question seeking to increase the state tax rate on incomes of more than $1 million a year on Thursday.
The ballot measure, Question 1, is formally called the Fair Share Amendment, and is also known as the Millionaires' Tax. It would increase the state income tax on incomes more than $1 million from 5 percent to 9 percent.
About 30 environmental protesters held a "die-in" near a power plant under construction in Peabody earlier this week, claiming that the plant will cause asthma, heat stroke, hurricanes, explosions, and lung diseases leading to death.
Some protesters lay on the sidewalk of the Danversport Bridge in Danvers on Tuesday, September 27 while others drew chalk outlines of them, according to a news story in The Beverly Citizenpublished on WickedLocal.com. The bridge is within sight of the plant.
