Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s attempt to dial back a property tax hike for homeowners by shifting more tax burden to commercial properties finally got its day in the state Senate.
But the proposal was rejected Thursday in a 33-5 vote after a brief debate. Senate lawmakers instead approved a measure to allow all cities and towns in the state to offer tax credits to homeowners in years when property taxes increase by more than 10%.
Sen. Mike Rush, the West Roxbury Democrat who proposed Wu’s bill as an amendment to legislation the Senate advanced, said Boston residents are already receiving “startling increases” in their tax bills, with a 13% hike…