Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s controversial plan to hike commercial tax rates is dead, according to damning comments made Monday night by Senate President Karen Spilka.

The hot button plan was negotiated by the city and the business community for months but ultimately killed by South Boston State Senator Nick Collins, who slammed the data behind the bill, saying it was false information. Collins received campaign funding from real estate officials, public records show.

Now that Mayor Michelle Wu's plan to raise commercial taxes is dead, the themes of the 2025 election year are becoming clearer. Why it matters: Boston voters almost always rally around an incumbent mayor,