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Beacon Hill In 5

Beacon Hill in 5 is a weekly check-in at the Massachusetts Statehouse from New England Public Media. Get a quick look at the week ahead in state politics and government with Carrie Healy, NEPM’s Morning Edition host, and a journalist from the State House News Service.

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5:02

A look at the president-elect's agenda and how state...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/11/11

The Massachusetts business climate, immigration, and reproductive policies likely to re-emerge as priorities for lawmakers, as Donald Trump assumes the Presidency again.

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4:59

Poll workers across western Mass. say they're ready...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/11/04

Some Hampshire County Town Clerks say that despite a lot of early votes, they expect record-breaking voter turnout.

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4:52

Are Mass. legislative leaders leaving the door open...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/10/28

Senate President Karen Spilka and Speaker of the House Ron Mariano haven't ruled out changes to laws coming from potential voter-approved ballot questions.

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5:14

With Mass. early voting in progress, lawmaking...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/10/21

With sitting Mass. lawmakers working in a pre-election mode at the Statehouse, local election offices collect mailed in ballots, as we near election day.

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4:34

Massachusetts voters have two chances to hear from...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/10/14

Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican attorney John Deaton will debate Tuesday in eastern Mass. and Thursday in western Mass.

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5:24

Pulling apart some election-related messaging western...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/10/07

Campaigns are making the most of their opportunities to garner support from Massachusetts voters.

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5:12

Healey administration has cautious optimism in Mass....

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/09/30

Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz says he expects lackluster tax collections to continue with "unavoidable deficiencies" on the horizon.

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4:41

Cannabis Control Commission leadership troubles...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/09/30

Massachusetts cannabis regulators last week were led by Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as the commission's acting chair. At that meeting, they also identified a nearly $3 million budget shortfall for this year.

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6:08

Effort to repeal new Mass. gun law pushes on, with...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/09/23

Opponents of the new gun law in Massachusetts are deep into their campaign to get it repealed, but they have a lot of work ahead.

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4:18

Looking ahead to November election: Massachusetts...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/09/09

Campaigns for and against statewide ballot questions have begun running advertising campaigns to educate voters.

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5:56

Who's excited? State primary day in Massachusetts...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/09/02

The Massachusetts presidential primary in March attracted about 1.2 million voters. But on Tuesday, voters will pick nominees for state- and county-level offices. And it's been a sleepy political season so far in many parts of the state.

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6:21

Mass. lawmakers say they're still working on...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/08/12

Massachusetts House and Senate members largely vacated the Statehouse after their underwhelming finish to formal sessions on Aug. 1, saying they'd continue working on the bills they couldn't agree on.

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5:58

Formal lawmaking sessions in Mass. ended with...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/08/05

The Massachusetts Legislature has begun a five-month stretch of informal sessions following the end of formal sessions last week.

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5:22

Mass. Democrats pumped for Harris as the governor...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/07/29

Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign paid a visit to western Massachusetts this weekend, raised a bunch of Berkshire bucks and rallied the state's Democrats.

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5:10

Once again, Massachusetts begins a new fiscal year...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/07/01

It's now 14 years that Massachusetts lawmakers have not agreed on a full-year budget before the start of the state's fiscal year. But that doesn't mean state office buildings are shut down.

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4:46

Massachusetts lawmakers' stack of unfinished business...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/06/17

Bills dealing with the climate, and guns only have until July 31st to be dealt with by Mass. legislators. The end of formal sessions of the two-year General Court are just weeks away.

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5:26

Can a push to make Massachusetts housing more...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/06/10

Housing is the number one issue on the minds of Mass. residents. Can lawmakers pass a measure before the end of this session that will turnaround the current housing crunch driving so many people away?

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4:35

Trump conviction takes back seat in Mass. as...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/06/03

The felony conviction of former President Donald Trump is expected to cause little to no reverberations in Massachusetts, a dependably blue state, where state house lawmakers have a mountain of bills to tackle before the end of the Legislative session.

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5:03

Are Massachusetts lawmakers warming to the idea of...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/05/27

Experts say road congestion is back to pre-pandemic levels in Massachusetts. Will state lawmakers be more receptive to adding tolls?

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5:05

Massachusetts lawmakers have a long to-do list — and...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/05/20

About two months remain in the calendar for the Massachusetts Legislature. The state House last week passed a major hospital oversight proposal. This week, state senators will debate their proposed spending plan.

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