Political Notebook: Data centers get their tax breaks, taxpayer group side-eyes ballot measures ****DATA CENTERS*** MUST READ!****
ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon ON THE BALLOT: Voters could be tasked with deciding 11 ballot measures this fall, ranging from strict rent control to an income tax cut to recriminalizing recreational marijuana. Jennifer Smith gives the latest on where each one stands. OFF THE BALLOT: The 11 ballot measures that could appear before voters could have been 12, if not for the attorney general’s office seemingly deciding an initiative proposing legislative reforms can’t proceed after the state’s highest court found that it would be unconstitutional. Sam Drysdale at State House News Service has more. Political Notebook: Data centers get their tax breaks, taxpayer group side-eyes ballot measures May 8, 2026 By jennifer smith and jordan wolman A long-awaited sales tax exemption for data centers based in Massachusetts just went live on Thursday, according to the state office of economic development. Qualified data centers woul...