The state’s largest teachers’ union does not plan to pursue any ballot initiatives of its own next year, but is starting to think about a potential constitutional amendment to impose a tax on the wealth of individuals who “hold tens of millions of dollars or more” in order to pay for debt-free public college.
Ahead of the Aug. 6 deadline to file paperwork for 2026 ballot questions, Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page told the News Service on Thursday that the MTA is “not on our own pursuing a ballot initiative this time.”
The union sent out a release shortly thereafter with more details, including a commitment to put $1 million from a political action committee towards supporting municipal candidates endorsed by local educator unions…