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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.
With the Legislature's fall recess fast approaching, House leaders on Monday detailed a $3.65 billion spending package that would pour state s…
With a vote of the House and Senate Wednesday afternoon, the Massachusetts Legislature effectively kicked off a year-and-a-half-long ballot ca…
With the Internal Revenue Service moving the federal tax filing deadline back about a month, the Legislature plans to fold a matching extensio…
The coronavirus pandemic came to dominate the legislative agenda last year.
BOSTON — State lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Baker remain apart on a climate plan, but both sides indicate a willingness to negotiate.
Gov. Charlie Baker, in his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday, looked beyond the coronavirus pandemic to “the future of work.”
While Gov. Charlie Baker portrayed Massachusetts as “a national leader” on climate during his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday, Baker…
