The Globe’s Matt Stout has an excellent story on the 50 percent growth of the state budget over the past 7 years – and how the heck that happened. … Basically, the state spent most of the new pandemic-era funds and tax revenues that came its way and never looked back. And yet Gov. Healey is asking for yet more revenue, via a new tax on candy and other items. Even a top Beacon Hill Democrat is warning that spending can’t continue at its current pace: “It’s not sustainable growth.”

My gut tells me something is bubbling out there among voters. People are upset with rising costs of everything.  State House Dems better realize this.