Jun 27, 2018 | Boston Globe, Council in the News, Uncategorized
By Jon Chesto and Joshua Miller JUNE 18, 2018 The Supreme Judicial Court on Monday rejected a ballot question that would have raised the state income tax on Massachusetts’ highest earners and put that money into transportation and education, delivering a crushing...
Apr 11, 2018 | Boston Globe, Council in the News, Uncategorized
By Jeff Jacoby Sometime this spring, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will decide whether the so-called Fair Share Amendment can appear on the state ballot in November. The proposal would amend the Commonwealth’s constitution, which for more than 100 years has...
Oct 3, 2017 | Council in the News, Uncategorized
By John Chesto “If I were voting on something, I would want to make sure the courts have already reviewed that what I’m voting on is actually constitutional,” said Anderson, one of the plaintiffs. First, the business groups say, the question improperly links unrelated...
May 26, 2017 | Council in the News, Uncategorized
By Jon Chesto A proposal that would impose more taxes on the rich to pay for education and transportation is expected to be an easy sell to voters. That’s why the state’s most powerful business groups want to stop the initiative before it gets that far. They’re...
Apr 19, 2017 | Boston Globe, Council in the News, Uncategorized
By Curt Woodward ““I’d hope that the further review of the system will lead to an increase in the number of such visas, as the demand is exponentially higher than the government-imposed limit,” said Christopher R. Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High...
