Bay State News

Massachusetts homicide rate estimated at 2.3 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Massachusetts last year recorded a homicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 3.3 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

Massachusetts received $2.86 billion in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Massachusetts received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $2.86 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Top marginal tax rate in Massachusetts could reach 54.34% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Massachusetts could hit 54.34 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker gets ‘D’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker received a grade of “D” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

Massachusetts to lose $306.8 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Massachusetts will lose $306.8 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.