Beacon Hill in 5
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Beacon Hill In 5 is a weekly check-in at the Statehouse from New England Public Media. Get a quick look at the week ahead in politics and government in Massachusetts with Carrie Healy, NEPM's Morning Edition Host, and Matt Murphy with the State House News Service.
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3d ago
Congestion pricing is one of the measures Mass. state senators might consider imposing to discourage drivers from commuting at already-crowded peak times ..read more
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1w ago
Some Mass. lawmakers want to add embodied carbon reductions to the portfolio of policies the state will use to achieve decarbonization by 2050 ..read more
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2w ago
Massachusetts Senators spend this next week combing through amendments to their $55.8 billion annual budget, which will hit the floor for debate on May 23 ..read more
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3w ago
As lawmakers on Beacon Hill continue their budget planning, we finally get a look at the state Senate's proposal ..read more
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1M ago
Following unanimous passage by Mass. House lawmakers last week, the state budget process moves to the state Senate. Lawmakers are working toward a final plan to send to the governor for her signature. The new fiscal year begins July 1 ..read more
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1M ago
Massachusetts House lawmakers piled about $700 million onto Gov. Maura Healey's budget, and this week the House Ways and Means Committee's $56.2 billion fiscal 2024 budget is the focus. The extra funding authorizes online lottery sales to fund child care investments, different local aid levels and more programs ..read more
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1M ago
As Massachusetts lawmakers continue to work on crafting budget legislation, a recent poll shows affordability is top of mind. The majority of Massachusetts voters polled indicated that they would like to see taxes go down ..read more
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2M ago
Massachusetts Republicans call the indictment politically motivated. Meanwhile the state's Democratic lawmakers in the House are putting the finishing touches on a tax proposal expected to be released soon ..read more
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2M ago
Massachusetts lawmakers agreed to a compromise spending bill featuring $388 million in spending directed at what the Senate's budget chief called "time-sensitive, urgent" needs along with $740 million in borrowing plans ..read more
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2M ago
The provision allowing governmental bodies to meet using remote meeting technology has not been renewed yet. It, along with other pandemic-related measures are set to expire on March 31 and April 1, if the Legislature doesn't get a measure through conference committee and to the Governor in time ..read more