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Mass. Senate passes $1.3B spending bill, declines to tweak MBTA housing law
The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday avoided making any changes to the controversial MBTA Communities Act while advancing a ...
Healey unveils plan to slash $10 billion from Mass. energy bills
The legislation includes sweeping reforms that, according to the state, would save ratepayers some $10 billion over the ...
Mass. Senate Democrats release $61B fiscal year 2026 budget that boosts spending 6.3%
Massachusetts Senate Democrats rolled out a $61 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2026 that increases spending by 6.3% ...
Teachers, students react to Mass. Senate President’s idea to keep cell phones out of schools
Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka wants the state to consider making public schools free of cell phones to remove ...
Massachusetts has $1.3b in extra ‘millionaires tax’ money. Democrats disagree widely on how to spend it.
Massachusetts Senate leaders on Thursday released its roadmap for spending nearly $1.3 billion in surplus money generated by ...
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Mass. Senate budget panel recommends 6.3% annual spending increase
Senate Democrats plan to press ahead with a large boost in state spending on the traditional budgeting timeline, even as the ...
Massachusetts Senate releases $1.3B spending bill that draws from millionaire’s tax surplus
Massachusetts Democrats released a $1.3 billion spending bill that uses surplus dollars from the millionaire’s tax. Millions ...
Senate President Karen Spilka goes 'On The Record' about Trump, immigration, state budget
Sen. Karen Spilka, who has served as President of the Massachusetts Senate since 2018, has helped pass legislation toward economic development, jobs creation, education, juvenile justice and services ...
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Senate releases budget draft
The Massachusetts Senate announced its version of the fiscal year 2026 budget, and it has some notable differences from the ...