Mass. House approves tax relief package 155-1; Senate approval likely today

BOSTON - A roughly $1 billion tax relief package that has been under debate for some 20 months sailed through the House on Wednesday with a single dissenting vote and lots of self-congratulatory pats on the back. Representatives voted 155-1 to accept a conference committee report that was filed a day earlier, which would roll out a bevy of tax breaks, credits and reforms while reshaping a pair of voter-approved tax laws. Rep. Mike Connolly, a Cambridge Democrat who opposed the original tax policy legislation the House approved in April,...