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The super rich, worldwide, are regularly cowing their critics. Bay Staters have pounded back.

Massachusetts raised taxes on millionaires and brought in a massive surplus, something Joe Biden should campaign on vs. Donald Trump's tax cuts for the rich.

State officials announced Monday that the surtax on high earners had generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue this fiscal year

The state has so far collected $1.8 billion from the 4% income surtax, $800M than expected, according to new state data.

The estimated haul is already $800 million more than what Governor Maura Healey and state lawmakers planned to spend from its revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang was unanimously elected to take over as president of Massachusetts's American Federation of Teachers chapter over the weekend, the statewide union announced in a release, making her the first person of color to hold the role.

Jessica Tang said she’s becoming president of American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts as local public school districts facing budget constraints cut positions held by union members.

We need creative and bold thinking, not just a knee-jerk “no” to every idea that is not merely a continuation of business as usual.

Jim Nee, administrator of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, said the new funding made a “dynamic shift” in his agency’s finances this year.

The budget coming out of the Massachusetts House Ways and Means committee will include more than half a billion dollars for the MBTA.