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The allocation to Great Barrington is meant to bring relief to customers of the Housatonic Water Works Co. who are having to buy bottled water and filters as they deal with discoloration and other issues linked to health problems.
The already-massive supermajority Democrats wield in the Massachusetts Legislature is guaranteed to get larger next session.
UPDATED RESULTS: State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli easily defeated Green-Rainbow party candidate Michael Lavery on Tuesday night to earn another term in the 3rd Berkshire District.
The nearly $3.8 billion spending bill includes $1.4 billion for the human services sector, $540 million to support clean energy and climate resilience programs, and $409.5 million to support affordable housing.
Due to redistricting, Berkshire County’s representation on Beacon Hill will be diluted. This unfortunate reality makes the caliber of our representatives all the more important.
BOSTON — House and Senate negotiators struck early morning agreements Monday on sports betting and mental health access but will keep a significant economic development bill in conference committee as they continue to wrestle with an existing law that could trigger nearly $3 billion in tax relief this year.
Senate President Karen Spilka on Monday did not rule out the Legislature attempting to revise the state's gun permit laws over the next two weeks to respond to the Supreme Court's ruling limiting the ability of states to restrict someone's ability to carry a firearm in public.
The budget bill unveiled by Senate leadership Tuesday proposes to double the increase amount of unrestricted general government aid to $63.1 million, for a total $1.23 billion. But local school officials also asked the House and Senate to pay attention to big spikes in student transportation costs.
House Democrats kicked off debate Monday on a nearly $50 billion state budget bill by rejecting Republican-led efforts to weave tax relief into the annual spending plan.
With the kickoff of the annual budget process and the deadline to act on bills fast approaching, the Massachusetts Legislature has entered what lawmakers say is a busy stretch. Here's what your elected officials say they're working on.
