Estate taxes are nothing new: The federal government has had one since 1916. But as usual, Massachusetts was a trailblazer, ...

Many out-of-state residents own real estate in Massachusetts such as a summer home on the Cape or a secluded getaway in the ...

Massachusetts seniors spent hours on Wednesday advocating for state lawmakers to support Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax home rule petition, which has remained stalled on Beacon Hill since it failed ...

Rising costs and sluggish growth in state aid are leaving municipal budgets in Massachusetts in a tightening bind and increasingly unable to adequately respond to demands for better local ...