Citizens for Limited Taxation

Massachusetts

‘Millionaire’s tax’ wins key vote on Beacon Hill

BOSTON – It wasn't a question of "if" but rather "how" lawmakers on Beacon Hill would advance the "millionaire's tax" proposal, a measure that calls for altering the state Constitution's flat tax to smack a surcharge on the commonwealth&

Democrats

‘Millionaire’s tax’ vote Wednesday expected to push it forward

BOSTON – Republicans in the state Senate appeared resigned on Tuesday to the idea that Wednesday's vote over a constitutional amendment that would slap the commonwealth's top earners with a special tax surcharge will be a mere formality rather than a considered move informed by an actual

Massachusetts

The most important woman in the history of Massachusetts?

Uninspired by the presidential race? This past weekend brought an emphatic reminder that some of the most consequential lives are led by those who are never elected to political office. The reminder came in the form of the obituaries for Barbara Anderson, who for 35 years was executive director of

Massachusetts

Tax-cut advocate Barbara Anderson dies; ‘Mother’ of Prop 2 1/2

Massachusetts lost a true taxpayers' champion Friday with the passing of Barbara C. Anderson. Anderson was the driving force behind 1980's Proposition 2 1/2, the signature law that forced the Bay State down the road to shedding its well-deserved "Taxachusetts" moniker, and the champion