Massachusetts votes no on Question 1

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

For the second time this decade, Massachusetts voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot proposal to eliminate the state income tax.

The controversial Question 1 asked voters to decide whether or not to change the state’s personal income tax. A “yes” vote supported cutting the 5.3 percent tax rate to 2.65 percent effective Jan. 1, 2009, and eliminating it altogether on Jan. 1, 2010. A “no” vote meant no change.

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