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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 ...
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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 ...
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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Beacon Hill Roll Call: Details of transportation, education funding
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on the only roll call from the week of May 5-9. There were no roll calls ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Mass. Senate will ‘explore’ ban on cellphones in public schools, top Democrat says
Senate President Karen E. Spilka told Boston-area business leaders Wednesday that the idea has broad support, and that at ...
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Medicaid funding fears loom over Massachusetts state budget
Top Democrats in the Massachusetts Senate are seeking to boost state spending by more than 6% next year — and say ...
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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 ...
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Senate leaves MBTA housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill
The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday avoided making any changes to the controversial MBTA Communities Act while advancing a $1.3 billion spending bill packed with one-time investments in education ...