Matt Stout

Boston

State House Reporter at The Boston Globe

State House reporter for the @BostonGlobe, covering politics and government. Formerly @bostonherald. Reach me at [email protected]

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Don’t call it the ‘millionaires’ tax: Inflation is raising the bar on who pays Massachusetts’ high-earner levy - The Boston Globe

2 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Maybe people should start calling it the “$1.1 millionaires” tax. Two-plus years after residents voted to more heavily tax earnings over $1 million, inflation is steadily raising the bar on who actually needs to pay the extra levy each year. As written, the constitutional amendment applies a 4 percent surtax on annual income “in excess” of $1 million.
Dean Tran, former state senator, pleads guilty to gun theft

3 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Dean Tran, a former state senator already serving an 18-month sentence on a federal fraud conviction, pleaded guilty Monday in state court on charges he stole a gun from an elderly constituent who had contacted him for help after her husband died.
As ICE officials publicize surge in May arrests in Mass., Democrats call for more oversight - The Boston Globe

4 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Samantha Gross |Dan Glaun |Matt Stout

Federal officials on Monday said that immigration authorities had arrested 1,461 people in Massachusetts in May, just over half of whom had a “significant criminal history.”“Make no mistake, ICE is going to keep doing this,” acting ICE director Todd Lyons said at a Monday press conference.
Kraft-aligned super PAC to spend another $1 million attacking Mayor Michelle Wu, bringing early total to $2.4 million - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff |Matt Stout

A super PAC aligned with mayoral candidate Josh Kraft announced Thursday it will spend an additional $1 million on attack ads against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, bringing its total negative spending to $2.4 million — an eye-popping sum so early in the race that could put the city on track for its most expensive mayoral race yet.
Healey, moving to cut red rape and burnish business-friendly chops, unveils dozens of regulatory changes - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Governor Maura Healey said her administration is trimming or eliminating dozens of regulations for companies and workers in Massachusetts, changes that will affect details as granular as label colors in grocery stores but, officials contend, help streamline the rules many businesses face. Healey unveiled the changes Wednesday in a prop-laden news conference at the State House where aides lined stacks of paper topped with sheets labeled “red tape” next to shredder.
Boston's Memorial Day rallies protest Trump's immigration policies, Israel's campaign in Gaza

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout |Sean Cotter |Tiana Woodard

Massachusetts residents embraced a medley of Memorial Day events on Monday to reflect, mourn, and even rally, seeking to give a holiday often marked by tributes to fallen soldiers a different lens amid war abroad and growing fears back home. As holiday revelers filtered through City Hall Plaza, a throng of 100 protestors gathered to condemn the Trump administration’s hardline immigration actions before marching to the Boston Common.
Kraft-aligned super PAC pours $1.4 million into attacks on Wu in mayoral race - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

So it begins. The super PAC backing Josh Kraft in his challenge to Mayor Michelle Wu is dropping more than $1.4 million on ads, billboards, and text messages attacking the incumbent Democrat, marking the first significant infusion of outside cash into a race that’s already splattered with mud-slinging. The spending, disclosed in a late Friday filing, is an extraordinary sum for an outside group to drop so early in the citywide contest.
Massachusetts jury says Bloomberg campaign broke promise to 2020 staffer, must pay him $56,000 - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

When Michael Bloomberg launched his short-lived bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, campaign staffers said they were promised they would be paid through that November, whether he became the party’s nominee or not. By March 2020, Bloomberg’s campaign had collapsed and, staffers said, so did that vow, prompting some to sue on a claim it broke its contract with them. A full presidential election later, a Massachusetts jury agreed with one of them.
In potential sea change, Mass. Senate votes to give local officials, not Legislature, power to set liquor license caps - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Local officials, and not lawmakers on Beacon Hill, would be empowered to determine the number of liquor licenses distributed in their city or town under a measure the Massachusetts Senate passed Thursday, advancing what would be a sea change in how these sought-after permits are handled. The state Senate attached the proposal to its $61 million budget plan without debate or a roll call vote, in effect voting to cede a power the Legislature has wielded for decades.
Massachusetts has already collected $2.6b in ‘millionaires tax’ cash, surging past state projections - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Matt Stout

Massachusetts’ so-called millionaires tax appears primed to hand lawmakers another billion-dollar surplus, if not more. With two months still left in the fiscal year, the voter-approved surtax has generated $2.6 billion in revenue, Healey administration officials said, already topping what the state collected all of last year when the tax produced a hefty surplus.

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12 May 25

Here's the clip of the hearing (19:00 mark) where Senator Jacob Oliveira is barred from giving remote testimony under a House rule. Senator @Payano calls move a "hit on democracy." Rep. @tackeychan says intent is to "have folks actually show up for work." https://t.co/JUrpj2YUI5

Matt Stout @MattPStout

Some growing friction between Mass. Democratic legislative leaders: Senate President Karen Spilka’s office said the House denied a senator from testifying remotely on his own bill. (The House wants to require that lawmakers be physically present to participate in hearings.) https://t.co/xMnu7ZUMYn

Matt Stout @MattPStout

12 May 25

Matt Stout @MattPStout

12 May 25

RT @kellygarrity3: Senate seems ~not so happy~ with the speed w/ which the House moved on a supp budget they’re addressing today that inclu…

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Articles

Don’t call it the ‘millionaires’ tax: Inflation is raising the bar on who pays Massachusetts’ high-earner levy - The Boston Globe

Dean Tran, former state senator, pleads guilty to gun theft

As ICE officials publicize surge in May arrests in Mass., Democrats call for more oversight - The Boston Globe

Kraft-aligned super PAC to spend another $1 million attacking Mayor Michelle Wu, bringing early total to $2.4 million - The Boston Globe

Healey, moving to cut red rape and burnish business-friendly chops, unveils dozens of regulatory changes - The Boston Globe

Boston's Memorial Day rallies protest Trump's immigration policies, Israel's campaign in Gaza

Kraft-aligned super PAC pours $1.4 million into attacks on Wu in mayoral race - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts jury says Bloomberg campaign broke promise to 2020 staffer, must pay him $56,000 - The Boston Globe

In potential sea change, Mass. Senate votes to give local officials, not Legislature, power to set liquor license caps - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts has already collected $2.6b in ‘millionaires tax’ cash, surging past state projections - The Boston Globe

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