Question 1 targets state income tax; Many worry about `machete' tax vote.
Byline: Priyanka Dayal As Nov. 4 fast approaches, local officials are hoping to avert disaster. They're worried about what will happen if voters approve ballot Question 1, which would eliminate the state income tax by 2010. They say the cut in nearly 40 percent of...

Close to home for area biotech; State council CEO outlines initiatives.
Byline: Anna L. Griffin LEOMINSTER - For Robert K. Coughlin, president and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, initiatives for biotechnology hit home. "For my wife and I, this is personal," Mr. Coughlin said in a presentation made yesterday at the Vachon Wildlife...

LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.
Byline: The Register-Guard Dancer is a man of his word Let's back Rick Dancer for Oregon's secretary of state in the Nov. 4 election. As residents of Lane County, we know Dancer through his 23 years as the news anchor on KEZI news...

`No' on Question 1; Income tax repeal would create chaos.
COLUMN: In our opinion We share the frustration of Massachusetts taxpayers at a state Legislature that has failed to return the income tax rate to 5 percent, as demanded by voters eight years ago, and which has not done enough to control spending and root out corruption...

After the cuts; Long-term vision, spending restraint are keys.
COLUMN: In our opinion If there is a silver lining in the state budget cuts announced this week, it is that it presents Gov. Deval L. Patrick and the Legislature a golden opportunity to demonstrate that they indeed understand the financial straits Massachusetts families and businesses find...

Board warned about tax measure; Legislators oppose ballot Question 1.
Byline: Lisa D. Welsh HOLDEN - State Sen. Harriette L. Chandler, D-Worcester, and state Rep. Lewis G. Evangelidis, R-Holden, addressed the Board of Selectmen last night about the ramifications to the town if Question 1 passes and eliminates the state income tax or $12.5 billion of state...

Massachusetts' budget crisis many months in the making.
Byline: Richard R. Tisei When Gov. Deval Patrick announced last week that he would invoke his executive 9C powers to cut state spending, he cited the "significant stress" placed on the U.S. economy and its financial markets, which he warned "has now spread to the state budget."...

Patrick hopes to save local aid; Governor visits to talk budget.
Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - A day after announcing $1 billion in state budget cuts that he warned would be felt by residents across Massachusetts, Gov. Deval L. Patrick came here to hear from local officials and residents about the impact. "The point is we...

Inaction and poor decisions multiply burden on Pike users.
Byline: Mary Z. Connaughton Imagine how you would feel if, on top of your own mortgage payment, legislation was passed forcing you to make the mortgage payments of your neighbors to the north and south. And when you complain about it, the only answer you get is...

Cross is not secular symbol, AU tells appeals court.
The cross is a Christian symbol and Utah state government should not try to use it as a secular memorial marker, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told a federal appeals court. Americans United and allied religious leaders and organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief...