The Massachusetts Legislature is looking for more money to waste on foolishness, and they have a plan to get it. It s referred to as the millionaire tax. The tax was passed by lawmakers several years ago but booted by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which said that all incomes must be taxed equally under the law.
But those greedy little buggers up on Beacon Hill are not going to be deterred that easily. They decided to attempt to change the Commonwealth s constitution, the world s oldest functioning constitution, written by John Adams back in 1780, to get their way.
The Democrat-controlled legislature has proposed and approved a four percent surtax on households earning a million dollars or more. They have to vote in the affirmative again this fall before the question can appear on the state ballot next year.
SJC hears appeal of Cara Rintala, Granby woman convicted of murdering wife in 2010
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
Cara Rintala in Northampton Superior Court on day 8 of her 2016 trial. (Don Treeger / The Republican)Staff-Shot
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Annamarie Cochrane Rintala was 37 when she was found strangled on March 29, 2010 at their home.
The basis for the appeal hearing, granted by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, includes defense allegations the prosecution’s paint expert’s findings lacked scientific rigor; and that superior court judge presiding over the trial, Mary-Lou Rup, now retired, had abused her discretion.
The defendant’s lawyer is disputing prosecution evidence related to paint found at the scene of the dead body, questioning the methodology used to determine how fast that took to dry.
Alston is still waiting for justice.
His legal fight, he said, was just one battle in the war to reshape Brookline s attitude toward people of color and minorities.
The next fight will come at the polls Tuesday, when Brookline will vote to fill two seats on the Select Board. The two incumbents running for re-election, Bernard Greene and Nancy Heller, both voted to fire Alston and then to continue appealing his case against the town.
Alston’s case dates back to 2010, when Lt. Paul Pender, one of his Fire Department superiors, mistakenly left the “n-word” in a voicemail for Alston.
Massachusetts Supreme Court issues confusing decision on Section 230 Post categories
May 3, 2021
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed down a confusing decision in a case involving whether a peer-to-peer car rental service was subject to airport rental car regulations, or exempt because it was merely an online platform facilitating the speech of others. The Court affirmed the lower court’s injunction preventing the service, Turo, from continuing to operate at Boston Logan International Airport, with slight modifications. But the Court’s reasoning on Section 230 of the 1934 Communications Act (added by the 1996 Communication Decency Act) is hard to parse, adding to confusion around this central piece of internet legislation.