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Massachusetts tax competitiveness index improves but residents still leaving state: ‘Overly burdensome’

Massachusetts tax competitiveness index improves but residents still leaving state: ‘Overly burdensome’

Massachusetts’ tax competitiveness index has slightly improved over the past year, bumping up to the tenth worst in the nation from the fifth worst, but watchdogs say it’s still far too low and causing people to leave the state. The Tax Foundation, a national watchdog group, increased the Bay State’s taxation standing from 46th last year to 41st this year in its 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index, a ranking that compares state tax systems.

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Opinion: Massachusetts Is Making Its High School Diplomas Meaningless

Opinion: Massachusetts Is Making Its High School Diplomas Meaningless

On Election Day, Massachusetts voters will have a chance to get rid of the state’s high school exit exam, which involves standards-based tests in math, sciences, and English. New York Times Opinion writer Jessica Grose breaks down the ballot measure, known as Question 2, highlighting the harm it would cause to children if passed, and encourages Massachusetts voters to vote no.

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Business community needs attitude adjustment, Michlewitz says

Business community needs attitude adjustment, Michlewitz says

Amid comments from Rep. Aaron Michlewitz regarding the business community’s attitude towards state government policies, business leaders, who recently formed the Mass Opportunity Alliance, continue to bring attention to the state’s declining business climate to emphasize the importance of creating policies that support both economic growth and community well-being.

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Editorial: Finally, a group ready to take on state’s tax-and-spend mentality

Editorial: Finally, a group ready to take on state’s tax-and-spend mentality

In response to Massachusetts’ recent tax policies, a new coalition of business leaders has emerged to challenge the state’s tax-and-spend mentality. This editorial explores the formation of the Mass Opportunity Alliance, its goals to improve economic competitiveness, and the broader implications for the state’s business environment and residents.

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Sadly, the MCAS ballot-question battle is on

Sadly, the MCAS ballot-question battle is on

The Boston Globe Editorial team weighs in on the MCAS ballot question, encouraging voters to “press Massachusetts Teachers Association members on their union’s effort to do away with the statewide test as a graduation requirement, since that would leave the state without any mode of assuring that a high school diploma means the same from school district to school district.”

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