Tax ballot questions emerging as Beacon Hill boogeyman

Tax ballot questions emerging as Beacon Hill boogeyman

STATE FINANCES are treading water, and there’s growing fear on Beacon Hill that voters could soon yank Massachusetts below the surface. The annual fiscal check-up that state budget-writers convened Tuesday featured the same calls for caution and warnings about a volatile environment that have dominated conversations for the past year-plus. But this time around, the 2026 election also emerged as a point of concern. That’s because influential busi…