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Strong support for TAX questions — KINGSTON’s ad blitz — STEIN’s disappearing millions 05/31/2018 06:59 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) BACKING FOR TAX BALLOT QUESTIONS —  A new poll out this morning shows a majority of registered Massachusetts voters back two key potential ballot questions: the so-called millionaires tax and the sales tax reduction. The WBUR/MassINC Polling Group  poll finds  77 percent support for the millionaires tax (57 percent of which is strong support), and 67 percent support for reducing the sales tax from the current 6.25 percent level to 5 percent — plus a permanent sales tax holiday. Of those polled on the sales tax reduction, 48 percent strongly support the measure. Both numbers are essentially unchanged from a Nov. 17 poll. But despite the solid support, there's a chance these questions won't even make it to the ballot. ...

AMAZON? WORTH READING THE ARTICLE BELOW AS CHARLIE BAKER SALIVATES TO THROW MORE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT A COMPANY THAT NOT ONLY PAYS NOT TAXES, BUT GETS 'REBATES' !  CHARLIE BAKER'S LATEST TAXPAYER GIVEAWAY TO AMAZON WAS $20 MILLION IN A LOCATION ALREADY CONGESTED BECAUSE OF LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION....IN AN AREA AT RISK OF SUFFERING CATASTROPHIC STORM DAMAGE THAT IS INADEQUATELY ADDRESSED.  Bernie Sanders. (photo: Antonella Crescimbeni) Amazon Pays Nothing in Federal Income Taxes Yet Receives $137 Million in Tax Rebates DEM debate day — Cambridge’s McGOVERN backs ZAKIM — In the hunt for AMAZON 05/17/2018 07:08 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. DEM-ON-DEM ACTION —  The two Democrats vying to take on Gov. Charlie Baker in November, Jay Gonzalez and Bob Massie, will meet face-to-face in their first m...