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July 10, 2016
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts taxpayers have shelled out an extra $542 million since state lawmakers voted three years ago to hike the tax on cigarettes and gasoline, with none of the cigarette revenue going directly to anti-smoking programs...
February 17, 2016 I couldn't help but laugh, when Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo said that "we are always listening to businesses as we continue to do."
November 25, 2015 Mayor Jon Mitchell says he understands the concerns of property owners in New Bedford after the City Council raised the tax rate Monday night...
January 22, 2015 Voters approved the Community Preservation Act at the polls last November.
December 2, 2014 In a 7-3 vote, the City Council set the 2015 tax factor to 173 Tuesday evening. The increase will result in higher taxes for both home and business owners.
July 29, 2014 Yet another apparent scam is working its way through another Southcoast community.
Dartmouth Police say they've fielded numerous complaints regarding phone scams where the caller poses as an Internal Revenue Service representative...
July 22, 2014 State authorities are warning Massachusetts residents about a nationwide phone scam that aggressively targets taxpayers.
The state attorney's general's office says it has received several complaints about the scam...
May 20, 2014 A state senator wants to impose Massachusetts' 6.25 percent sales tax on medical marijuana purchases and assess soon-to-be opened dispensaries a 4 percent surcharge on their revenues...
Republican lawmakers and business groups are ramping up pressure on the Legislature to repeal a new sales tax on computer and software services.
August 22, 2013 More Democratic legislators are fessing up and admitting that the recent passing of the 6.25% sales tax, to a wide variety of computer and software services, was a bad idea and want it repealed.
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