Governor rejects call for annual review of billions in tax incentives, prefers ‘more holistic’ approach to assessing whether program’s paying dividends

Jacobson holds up proceedings until high court rules on FY2015 payments into public-workers benefits fund

It’s impossible to say, lawmakers assert, without legally-required annual report on whether billions handed out have really fueled job growth, helped state’s economy

Political and financial realities could improve prospects for passage as Sweeney introduces ‘millionaire’s tax’

Justice Albin asks state attorney if administration’s approach to pension contributions is ‘some sort of bait and switch’

Critics argue that siphoning off funds makes it all-the-more difficult to attain state’s aggressive renewable-energy goals

On eve of Supreme Court arguments, state announces tax collections may exceed projections by as much as $200M

Legislation also would have introduced more stringent requirements for campaign contributions

Department of Treasury says it’s taking extra time processing returns to combat fraud, stolen refunds

Missing information makes it impossible to accurately assess where net property-tax burdens have climbed as tax-relief program was curtailed