Ways and Means Hears $1.8 Billion Transportation Plan, Presses Rail and Energy Costs

Massachusetts lawmakers grilled transportation and energy officials for more than six hours at UMass Amherst on the Healey administration's fiscal year 2027 budget. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means, co-chaired by Senator Joanne M.

Senate orders DTA employee sick leave bank bill to third reading

The Massachusetts Senate advanced a House-passed sick leave bank bill for a state employee in a session that lasted under five minutes Monday.

Massachusetts House Advances Local Bills, Extends Revenue Panel Deadline to June

The Massachusetts House cleared a package of local bills and extended a key committee deadline in a brief informal session March 9.

Ways and Means Panel Hears FY27 Pitches on Jobs, Housing, and Cannabis at Cape Cod Session

Massachusetts Ways and Means Committee traveled to Barnstable Town Hall for an all-day regional FY27 budget hearing covering labor, housing, economic development, technology, cannabis, and arts. Co-chaired by Representative Kip A.

Massachusetts Correctional Commission Closes Testimony Phase After Four-Hour Hearing

Massachusetts correctional consolidation commission closes testimony phase after four-hour hearing.

Massachusetts Senate Passes Six Municipal Bills in Brief Thursday Session

The Massachusetts Senate passed a slate of local municipal bills Thursday and adjourned in memory of longtime Peabody educator Helen Riley Curtin.

Massachusetts House Enacts Arlington Town Manager Act, Advances Seven Bills

Massachusetts House passes Arlington Town Manager Act and engrosses three local bills in brief informal session. The chamber met Thursday, March 5, advancing nine measures on voice votes with no recorded roll calls or debate.

Mass. Environment Panel Hears Plea to Expand Local Rat Poison Bans Statewide

Massachusetts environment panel fields push to ban wildlife-killing rat poisons, revise beach rules. The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, co-chaired by Representative Christine P.

Massachusetts Panel Hears Testimony on Public Records Ballot Initiative for Legislature

Massachusetts legislative committee hears competing testimony on ballot initiative to subject legislature and governor to public records law.

Massachusetts Transportation Committee Hears $5.5 Billion Road and Transit Bond Bill

Massachusetts lawmakers heard testimony Monday on a $5.5 billion transportation bond bill that would guarantee $300 million per year in Chapter 90 municipal road funding for four years.