Massachusetts cities and towns have a money problem. Despite new revenue from legalized cannabis and the millionaire’s tax, a new report says there could be a historic fiscal crisis.
Stan Gildea of Mansfield sent an email to the WBZ Question Everything inbox saying, “I constantly see stories about fire stations needing improvements, school systems that can’t fund teachers, police that can’t hire staff. Where’s the money?”
Gildea’s town of Mansfield recently asked voters to approve a tax hike to bring in more money to help the schools. Voters said “no.” But Gildea wonders why there’s not more money coming in from the state…