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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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5:57

Workforce shortages in WMass. How are lawmakers...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/05/13

Employers and the economy in Massachusetts are being affected by too few workers. We take a look at the Senate's proposed spending plan through the lens of the workforce.

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5:47

Mass. officials at odds over liquor license oversight...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/05/06

Alcohol oversight has traditionally all been done by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, until the House's spending plan re-assigned oversight at casino restaurants last month.

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5:34

Mass. lawmakers propose installing guardrails on A-I...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/04/29

Legislators in the Massachusetts House passed a bill, among hundreds attached in amendments to the budget, aimed at disclosing the use of artificial intelligence in political messages.

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5:06

On tap for the Mass. House: a budget debate including...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/04/22

Deliberations on hundreds of amendments to the $57.9 billion Mass. House Ways and Means committee budget for fiscal 2025 are set to consume attention this week.

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5:52

Sizable shelter funding gap between projected costs...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/04/15

The Massachusetts House budget makes $500 million available to cover emergency assistance shelter costs for FY'25. The House budget debate is set for Wednesday, April 24.

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5:24

Could Massachusetts lawmakers upstage the...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/04/08

While an expected Massachusetts House budget redraft is expected, and talks are ongoing over a FY'24 spending bill, the solar eclipse might distract lawmakers, if only for a few moments, from focus on these and other pressing legislation.

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4:57

No fooling on gun reform, bottle deposits and...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/04/01

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.

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5:44

Is implementing a time limit on stays in the Mass....

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/03/18

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.

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5:47

Mass. Senate stares down early education, childcare...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/03/11

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.

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6:10

Massachusetts is taking part in Super Tuesday, but...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/03/04

Voters will cast ballots for a presidential candidate and vote for party representation in many districts across the commonwealth.

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5:46

For fifth time, Mass. senators will vote to update...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/02/26

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.

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5:16

Massachusetts' high court confirmation hearing will...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/02/19

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.

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6:14

The state's shelter system is overwhelmed. What can...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/02/12

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.

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6:12

On Massachusetts gun law reform, lawmakers in search...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/02/05

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.

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5:48

Massachusetts lawmakers agree gun reform is needed,...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/01/29

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.

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4:55

The Massachusetts governor is talking up her budget...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/01/22

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.

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5:01

Mass. nonprofits, advocates for low-income residents...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/01/15

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.

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5:32

Western Mass. could be left out of experiment to...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/01/08

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.

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5:20

It's the New year and new laws are in effect in...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2024/01/01

In this edition of Beacon Hill in 5, we hear about some new laws — and what's ahead for Massachusetts lawmakers.

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5:51

Divide over the Israel-Hamas War splinters...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2023/12/18

Top Massachusetts senators were saddened by their colleagues' public remarks.

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