Information on our
Proposition 2½
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History of Assaults on Proposition 2½
Proposition 2½ unscathed in Transportation Bond Bill
— SAVED AGAIN!
― 2020-21
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S.2563; “An Act
Authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge”
CLT News Release — March 3, 2020
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Gov. Charlie Baker Sells Out Taxpayers
Allows
Proposition 2½ to be weakened
― 2019
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HERE
CLT
Opposes/Defeats "Bifurcated Property Tax"
―
2019
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HERE
CLT Saves
Proposition 2½ Again ― 2018
from "Community Benefit Districts"
Another devious end-round around Prop 2½
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HERE
CLT Defeats
Regional Ballot Initiatives for
Transportation Projects — 2018
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"Is it
time to update Proposition 2½?"
December 9, 2014
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½ Again
― 2010
Defeats Municipal Tax Exclusion Bill
A devious end-round around Prop 2½
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½
― 2002
Halts Rep's effort to "gut it" — Auto excise tax hike also
derailed
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CLT's Proposition 2½
What It Does . . .
And Has Done For Taxpayers Since 1980
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What CLT's
Proposition 2½ saves
you in
your auto excise tax alone
― every year, year after year
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1980 Secretary of State's Voter Information Booklet
Question 2 ― Proposition 2½
THE PROPOSED LAW
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Pioneer Institute
Understanding Property Tax, Property Value, and Tax Levy Trends
in Massachusetts
July 22, 2021
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Pioneer
Institute's
MassAnalysis Tool
Average Property Tax Bill for a Single Family Home
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HERE |
CLT Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Proposition 2½
November 4, 1980 — November 4, 2020
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November 4, 1980
— November 4, 2010
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HISTORY |
Proposition 2½ and You
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Proposition 2½
Report 
(Requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
More Celebrations |
Proposition 2½
- 20 Years Later
November 4, 2000
Report  |
Boston Globe Magazine - May 18, 1986
Massachusetts makes a
comeback
What is responsible for the state's amazing turnaround?
Would you believe Proposition 2½?
By Charles Kenney |
Property Taxes and Proposition 2½ Training and Resources
Information related to property
valuation, property taxes and Proposition 2½
Massachusetts Department of
Revenue
Division of Local Services |
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Levy Limits ... But Were Afraid to Ask
A Primer on Prop 2½
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Property Tax
Abatement Form
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Tongue-in-Cheek Tips
from a Taxpayer Activist:
What to expect from Proposition 2½
override supporters |
Proposition 2½ and Tax Rate Process
Helpful information on the mechanics of Levy Limits and
Proposition 2½
Massachusetts Department of
Revenue
Division of Local Services |
Proposition 2½'s Levy Limit Components and a Statistical
Review Over the Last Decade:
Does Your Community "Tax to the Max?"
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
City & Town — August 21, 2014 |
WHAT IS PROPOSITION 2½?
(By the Andover Town Finance Committee) |
Thirty-Fifth
Anniversary Report
of the Division of Local Mandates
(Created by Proposition 2½)
Calendar Years 1981-2016 |
Massachusetts
Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services
Municipal Databank (Data Analytics) |
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