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Massachusetts lawmakers heard hours of dueling testimony Tuesday on a ballot initiative that would replace the state's partisan primary system with a single all-party preliminary election.

Massachusetts lawmakers heard sweeping testimony on the federal government's role in deepening the state's racial wealth gap at a March 31 Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion hearing. House Chair Rep.

Massachusetts lawmakers heard five hours of divided testimony Monday on two ballot initiatives that would cut the state personal income tax from 5 percent to 4 percent and tighten the state's revenue cap.

Massachusetts Ways and Means committee hears $33.7 billion health budget proposal with cuts to dental and GLP-1 drug coverage. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means, co-chaired by Representative Meghan K.

Massachusetts's Joint Special Commission on Xylazine voted unanimously to approve its final report at its fifth and final public meeting on March 24, clearing the document for submission to House and Senate clerks by March 30.