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Massachusetts collected $268 million less in taxes than expected last month, further complicating the state’s already gloomy collections picture. Maybe the number-crunchers over at the DOR should look for an answer at another government agency – the highly successful Massachusetts State Lottery.

Two more reports, two more reasons why it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to make it in Massachusetts.

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NBA star Grant Williams breaks down the math: "$54 million in Dallas is really like $58 million in Boston."

Grant Williams breaks down the math: "$54 million in Dallas is really like $58 million in Boston."

Grant Williams played for Tenessee but almost went to Harvard. The Mavericks' owner is also "Shark Tank" gazillionaire Mark Cuban. You can bet the two discussed the Millionaire’s Tax. Now the Celtics have lost a key spark off the bench to the Lone Star State where Williams will team up with Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic.

(The Center Square) – The debate on rent control in Boston will have to wait until the fall.

(The Center Square) – A public policy group in Massachusetts said the governor’s new capital investment plan still won’t make the state more competitive.

In a surprising turn of events, former Gov. Charlie Baker (R-Mass) seems to have a clear upper hand over Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in a hypothetical match-up for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts...

Republican Charlie Baker leads Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) by double digits in a hypothetical Senate match-up in Massachusetts, per a poll.