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Gun reform lawmaking in Massachusetts will continue with urgency behind closed doors. We get the scoop on that and other stories from State House News Service reporter Chris Lisinski.
As lawmakers around the country struggle with an over-capacity emergency shelter crisis, Mass. lawmakers wrestle with reform and time limits in the only state in the country that guarantees access to shelter.
The Massachusetts Senate this week takes its second run in three years at a bill to expand access to early education and fortify that sector's workforce.
Voters will cast ballots for a presidential candidate and vote for party representation in many districts across the commonwealth.
On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate will take up a bill to reform and codify the state's framework for sexual health education. The chamber has passed similar legislation four times previously.
The confirmation hearing for Gabrielle R. Wolohojian on Wednesday will be the second Supreme Judicial Court pick by Gov. Maura Healey of a nominee from eastern Mass. The last SJC justice from western Mass, Francis Spina, stepped down in 2016.
An attempt by Congress to sort out the immigration issue fell apart last week. The question of how Massachusetts' governor will handle the ever increasing number of unhoused families seeking shelter in the Commonwealth, continues to be top-of-mind for many across the Baystate.
There are a number of key differences between the bill approved by the Massachusetts House last fall, and what the Senate passed last week. That could lead to a lot of work for a conference committee between early February and late July.
Massachusetts Senate lawmakers will put gun safety laws to debate this week, countering the House gun bill passed in October with legislation containing a number of key differences.
Following her State of the Commonwealth address, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has begun offering a sketch of areas where she feels the state still has enough money to deliver critical improvements. She will file her budget with the Legislature by Wednesday.
There have been many reactions to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's mid-year spending cuts of $375 million dollars ahead of Healey's "State of the Commonwealth" address this week.
A major environmental experiment will require new construction and major renovations to embrace fossil fuel-free infrastructure for heating and cooling in some Massachusetts communities — none yet in the western part of the state.
In this edition of Beacon Hill in 5, we hear about some new laws — and what's ahead for Massachusetts lawmakers.
Top Massachusetts senators were saddened by their colleagues' public remarks.
Language requiring updates every two weeks on the emergency shelter system in Massachusetts was tucked into a spending bill that passed and was signed by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey last week.
Mass. lawmakers were unable to muster a quorum for the third straight day. Efforts to advance a $3.1 billion supplemental budget bill will begin again Monday.
With most lawmakers headed home for the holiday break, members of the conference committee continue to try to work out differences between spending bills approved by the Massachusetts House and Senate. The bills hold funds for the state's emergency shelters.
Massachusetts House and Senate Democrats failed to negotiate a compromise before their holiday break that would send hundreds of millions of dollars to the state's emergency shelters. The spending bill was presented to the Legislature in September.
Following a Superior Court upholding the Healey Administration's plan to stop expanding shelter availability amid surging demand, once the number of families in shelter reaches 7,500, Massachusetts won't guarantee placement to additional applicants.
While Massachusetts House lawmakers have passed a version of new, strict gun regulations, the Massachusetts Senate has yet to finish crafting their own bill.
A recent out migration trend has researchers and lawmakers in Massachusetts concerned.
Appeals to the federal government have so far yielded no change to work authorizations or funding to address the strain on the Massachusetts emergency shelter system.
Massachusetts House lawmakers will hold a hearing on a revised gun bill on Tuesday. No senators are expected to participate.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has 10 days to review the tax relief package.
Two months remain in the state legislative year, and tax relief legislation remains unfinished.
This week marks the first significant departure from the Healy administration.
A Federally-mandated “unwinding” process aimed at ending Medicaid health insurance coverage for enrollees who are no longer eligible continues in Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts law passed in 2016 aimed at selling only humanely raised pork products goes into effect later this week, after multiple delays by lawsuits.
Mass. Governor Maura Healey is appealing to federal government officials for assistance, housing new immigrants coming to the state. Healey is also asking religious groups and state residents to consider taking in individuals and families. The just signed state budget includes funding for homelessness and shelter funding.
On Monday, Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers voted on a consensus spending plan to send to Gov. Maura Healey for her review.
