Bruce Mohl
@BruceMohl
Editor of CommonWealth magazine, former reporter at The Boston Globe
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http://commonwealthmagazine.org 09-07-2010 20:06:53
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The US Supreme Court and a Mass. court have ruled it’s illegal for municipalities to seize homes for nonpayment of taxes and keep the entire sales price even if it’s more than what the person owed. So why isn’t the Legislature addressing home equity theft? commonwealthbeacon.org/government/des…
The Boston Municipal Research Bureau pans Mayor Wu’s plan to hike tax rates on commercial property owners. The watchdog urges her to cut spending and tap reserves to deal with expected falloff in tax revenue caused by a decline in office building values. commonwealthbeacon.org/government/wat…
Legislative panel recommends none of the pending ballot questions should be passed as laws – particularly the one being pushed by Auditor Diana DiZoglio to give her office the power to audit the Legislature. The panel accuses DiZoglio of 'clear prejudice.'
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