Michelle Wu says Senate defeat of property tax plan "heartbreaking" for local homeowners
The hot button plan was negotiated by the city and the business community for months but ultimately killed by South Boston State Senator Nick Collins, who slammed the data behind the bill, saying it was false information. Collins received campaign funding from real estate officials, public records show.
State senator from Boston received thousands of dollars in donations before opposing Wu’s tax plan
In recent weeks, two fund-raisers for state Senator Nick Collins, from South Boston, pulled in roughly $25,000 from the real estate and hospitality industries.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax shift bill dies in Senate
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.
South Boston state senator again blocks vote on city property tax measure
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.
Wu’s tax proposal is declared ‘dead’ on Beacon Hill, dealing mayor high-profile loss
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.
Top senator urges Boston to set rates without tax shift
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.
Boston business leaders considering backing out of tax compromise with Mayor 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
Wu tax bill stalls in Senate, threatening its prospects
The Massachusetts Senate tabled Mayor Michelle Wu’s property-tax proposal until at least Thursday, jeopardizing its chances of passage before the city sends out its next tax bills.
State senator blocks Boston tax shift vote for third time Monday
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,
Top senator says Wu's tax plan is 'dead' as delays continue
Mayor Michelle Wu has been pressing for months for the state to give her administration the power to push a greater share of the city's property tax burden onto commercial owners for up to three years,
Wu’s property tax changes pronounced 'dead' by Boston senator
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.
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Mass. senator who blocked Boston property tax bill saw flood of real estate donations
South Boston Sen. Nick Collins collected more than $34,000 in contributions from real estate interests over the past two ...
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Collins puts brakes on Wu’s tax effort; says he wants more info on city budget
State Sen. Nick Collins delayed action on Monday on a controversial, time-sensitive Boston property tax reclassification bill ...
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I just had a little bit more size on the guy that was guarding me,” Martinelli said. “We did a good job spacing. It helps ...