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Average single-family home in Boston likely to see 14 percent spike in property taxes, city officials sayMayor Wu’s line in the sand on property taxes doesn’t make political or economic sense
Many lawmakers and business leaders are baffled by the mayor’s resistance to modifying her plan to raise commercial real estate tax rates.
Nearly 40 percent of Mass. residents feel financially worse off now than a year ago, Globe/Suffolk poll finds
In a state where housing and child care costs are crushing, the result underscored the concerning direction in which voters feel their households’ economic circumstances are heading.

‘It’s absolutely staggering’: Damage widespread, millions without power after Hurricane Milton clobbers Florida
Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean after plowing across Florida. The storm caused at least five deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit.

An Alabama real estate firm enabled Steward’s growth and helped hide its shaky finances. It was a house of cards.
The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has spent months investigating this unusual partnership to lay bare another critical piece of the Steward saga.
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