Questions about city recreational pot rules compel advisory meeting in next two weeks
A special meeting being rushed to take place within the next couple of weeks will help Cambridge get ready for sales of recreational marijuana, which could start as soon as July 1.
With recreational pot sales as soon as July, council calls for legal advice before March
Legal recreational marijuana is bearing down fast on Massachusetts, with the first sellers able to begin applying for licenses April 1 and be issued them June 1, and the City Council wants to be sure Cambridge is ready.
Constellation Center plans alter direction, with possible commercial tower attached
A long-promised performing arts venue called the Constellation Center might look very different when it opens, becoming a mixed-use complex with ground-floor arts space topped by a tower of housing or business space.
Cheering another low tax rate on the way, higher minimum for some gets a new look
Being a property owner in Cambridge can be a really good deal – too good for some, and finance officials have been examining a minimum tax that might raise what some pay.
Cambridge Tax Day rally draws thousands calling peacefully for change in U.S. policy
A peaceful crowd estimated at upward of 2,000 by organizers and police called for President Donald Trump to release his tax returns and change his policies during a rally on Cambridge Common on Saturday, which was Tax Day for much of the nation.
Tax Day rally is Saturday on city’s Common, calling on Trump to release his own returns
The fields of Cambridge Common will host one of the 100-plus Tax Day marches planned for Saturday nationwide, which organizers say will express “outrage” that President Donald Trump hasn’t released his tax returns, despite promises on the campaign trail.
City budget proposed to rise to $574.6M, homeowners shielded again from tax rise
A massive municipal budget of $574.6 million is projected for the coming fiscal year, 4.8 percent and $26.3 million bigger than the current adopted budget, and it comes with an expected bump of 6.2 percent in property tax.
Real estate transfer tax proposal returns, likely for purchases of $1 million or more
A proposal for a city transfer tax on real estate deals is back after its initial introduction two decades ago. The tax would likely be paid by property buyers, but first-time, middle-income buyers might be exempt.
Fair Share Tax proposal is our best chance to address chasm between rich and poor
Boston recently earned the dubious distinction of being named the U.S. city with the widest gap between its top 5 percent and bottom 20 percent of earners – a problem felt in our schools and transit systems. A proposed constitutional amendment could help.
Familiar tax talk, relief for homeowners, but this time Election Day changes tone
The fall ritual of approving the city’s property tax rate collided Monday with the fast-approaching November election and ongoing debate over the city’s affordable housing crisis, dragging out an inevitable, unanimous approval of a 3.8 percent property tax levy.
