The fight for fair aid, rent caps in Massachusetts
The Mass. Senate’s $63.3B budget adds $53M in local aid via a new per-capita formula, and the state's highest court weighs if a rent control...
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Beacon Hill in 5
Beacon Hill In 5 is a weekly check-in at the Statehouse from New England Public Radio. Get a quick look at the week ahead in politics and government in Massachusetts with Carrie Healy, NEPR’...
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20 of 22 episodesBeacon Hill takes on critical decisions around data, the census and the budget
Pressure from the Trump Administration to share voter data has Mass. lawmakers concerned.
Massachusetts lawmakers begin the sprint to the finish on Beacon Hill
It'll be May at the end of the week. Massachusetts lawmakers are aiming to have a balanced budget process complete and signed by the Governo...
Mass. college campuses get a $3 billion facelift while local schools and libraries look for help
A look at how lawmakers frame their funding, as Mass. plans for a $3-billion higher education infrastructure upgrade. At the same time towns...
Beacon Hill seeks a tax deal; Some lawmakers want to strike one before the November vote
House Speaker Ron Mariano, traditionally a fierce critic of the ballot initiative process, signaled a major shift last week by expressing a...
Massachusetts lawmakers eye a $1.8B supplemental budget
Mass. Senate advances a $1.8B supplemental budget splitting surtax funds differently than the House, with less for the MBTA and more for reg...
Massachusetts lawmakers wrestle with budget, Fed rates, November tax vote
House Speaker Ron Mariano expects voters to pass an income tax cut this year. He warns that if it passes, the state may have to hike other t...
WMass is losing population; Does Beacon Hill have a plan to stop the region's slow drain?
Population growth is important for a thriving community. A recent UMass Donahue Wayfinders report projected population declines in all four...
Healey’s proposed budget forces a choice between transit and trees
A Legislative budget hearing focused on the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Executive Office of Transpor...
Mass vs. the Feds: Beacon Hill dares a Trump clash while dodging a voter backed audit
Mass. lawmakers this week take up immigration enforcement. This comes as the Feds continue to sharply restrict legal immigration, and deport...
Beacon Hill weighs big spending as the GOP tests voters
The so-called Bright Act, is a $3 billion bond bill aiming to put at least $2.5 billion of that back into campuses across Massachusetts.
Mass. legislators look at high energy costs, before diving into budget
Massachusetts lawmakers propose to move an energy measure forward amid high bills, winter chill and a looming budget.
Mass. tax revenue jumps in January, but future budgets could wobble if markets falter
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s budget boosts spending 3.8% over last year, even as tax revenue growth slows to 2.9%, federal aid is u...
Gov. Healey funds federal enforcement while taxpayers wait for a $1.5B fiscal crash
In her proposed budget released last week, the Mass. governor included a multi million-dollar "down payment" that will staff up and investin...
Healey's agenda meets local reality: Is Charlemont the test case for Beacon Hill?
A proposal to tax recreation in the Franklin County town of Charlemont will be heard this week on Beacon Hill.
Mass. energy, budgets, and 2026 politics loom over Gov. Healey’s state address
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday evening.
A $250M band-aid, child care audits, a marijuana ballot mess: Beacon Hill faces big questions
This week Massachusetts state executive and Legislative budget officials are expected to release the consensus tax revenue estimate, a figur...
Massachusetts lawmakers ring in 2026 with budgets, ballots and midterms
The Mass. Legislature begins the second year of its two-year session after ringing in the New Year.
Defining moments, political headlines that shaped Massachusetts in 2025
A plot line that was developing a year ago, overshadowed 2025 by a long shot: President Donald Trump's arrival and its impact on Beacon Hill...
Massachusetts warns of tight budgets as federal law strains state coffers
The number crunchers on Beacon Hill began the state budgeting process. The consensus revenue hearing determined cautious growth is ahead in...
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