THE EVERETT ADVOCATE–Friday, September 6, 2019 Page 7 MassFiscal sent letter to all 200 lawmakers A cross the state, legislators have been receiving a letter from the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance urging State House leaders to legislate in the open. The letter was expected to be delivered to their home mailboxes on September 3. MassFiscal urged lawmakers to pursue a legislative agenda in an open, transparent and public manner. “While State House leaders have told the public a new tax bill would be forthcoming this fall, no details have yet been made public. Small businesses can only hold their breath in anticipation for what surprise awaits them this time,” said MassFiscal Spokesperson/Board Member Paul Craney. “Taxpayers and the small business community will not thrive in a state where their elected leaders work behind closed doors, only to come up with a predestined solution,” said Craney. Massachusetts is set to end the year roughly $522M over projected revenues. This is one of the state’s largest budget surpluses in recent memory and would provide most other state legislatures with ample margins to increase funding without raising new taxes. “State House leaders should disclose their ambitious fall agenda. As Justice Louis Brandeis famously said over 100 years ago, ‘Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants,’” said Craney. Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com
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