Sen. Nick Collins, a South Boston Democrat, used a parliamentary maneuver Thursday to prevent action on the House-approved plan Mayor Michelle Wu has been seeking for months to temporarily shift a greater burden of property taxes from residential owners to commercial owners.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s controversial plan to hike commercial tax rates is dead, according to damning comments made Monday night by Senate President Karen Spilka.

Sen. William Brownsberger of Belmont called for the bill to be laid aside and for Boston to finalize its property tax rates without any shift.

A senator from South Boston delayed action Monday on a controversial, time-sensitive Boston property tax reclassification bill, which is now on ice until after the deadline for action recommended by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Four business stakeholders who withdrew their opposition to Boston’s plan to hike commercial tax rates are rethinking their compromise with the mayor, given the latest city data that show

A Boston senator delayed action on a controversial home rule petition for the second time this week, pushing consideration off after new data emerged about the city's property tax outlook.

The Massachusetts Senate again delays consideration of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's property tax proposal, possibly signaling its death as the City Council approaches a Wednesday deadline to set property tax rates for the next year.

A Democratic state senator from Boston delayed the Beacon Hill vote on city Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to shift the burden of Boston’s property taxes to commercial property owners for a third time Monday,

Collins, a Democrat from South Boston, tabled Wu’s proposal for the third time in eight days and ratcheted up his rhetoric against the administration, saying the legislation was based on “false information.