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The Boston Globe
Mass. income tax proposal collapsed in emails
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court invalidated a ballot question to cut income taxes, ruling that the official summary was "significantly misleading" because it omitted that the proposal would also reduce the tax rate on long-term capital gains. Emails revealed that key lawmakers and prosecutors collaborated on language that downplayed this outcome, contributing to the flawed summary. The court's decision blocks the tax cut measure from the November ballot and highlights ongoing concerns about the ballot process and accuracy in summarizing complex tax proposals.
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