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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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5:38

Beacon Hill seeks a tax deal; Some lawmakers want to...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/04/13

House Speaker Ron Mariano, traditionally a fierce critic of the ballot initiative process, signaled a major shift last week by expressing a willingness to negotiate on one of the state’s most high-stakes and debated proposals.

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6:03

Massachusetts lawmakers eye a $1.8B supplemental budget

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/04/06

Mass. Senate advances a $1.8B supplemental budget splitting surtax funds differently than the House, with less for the MBTA and more for regional aid. Lawmakers brace for clashes ahead of negotiations.

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5:21

Massachusetts lawmakers wrestle with budget, Fed...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/03/23

House Speaker Ron Mariano expects voters to pass an income tax cut this year. He warns that if it passes, the state may have to hike other taxes or slash spending.

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4:20

WMass is losing population; Does Beacon Hill have a...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/03/16

Population growth is important for a thriving community. A recent UMass Donahue Wayfinders report projected population declines in all four WMass counties between 2020 and 2035.

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5:27

Healey’s proposed budget forces a choice between...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/03/09

A Legislative budget hearing focused on the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Executive Office of Transportation and the Registry of Motor Vehicles will be held this week.

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4:22

Mass vs. the Feds: Beacon Hill dares a Trump clash...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/03/03

Mass. lawmakers this week take up immigration enforcement. This comes as the Feds continue to sharply restrict legal immigration, and deport legal residents in mass deportation initiatives.

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5:37

Beacon Hill weighs big spending as the GOP tests voters

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/02/23

The so-called Bright Act, is a $3 billion bond bill aiming to put at least $2.5 billion of that back into campuses across Massachusetts.

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4:54

Mass. legislators look at high energy costs, before...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/02/16

Massachusetts lawmakers propose to move an energy measure forward amid high bills, winter chill and a looming budget.

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4:52

Mass. tax revenue jumps in January, but future...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/02/09

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s budget boosts spending 3.8% over last year, even as tax revenue growth slows to 2.9%, federal aid is uncertain, and reserves have already been tapped.

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5:28

Gov. Healey funds federal enforcement while taxpayers...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/02/03

In her proposed budget released last week, the Mass. governor included a multi million-dollar "down payment" that will staff up and investing in infrastructure that could be used to kick thousands of residents off Medicaid programs like MassHealth, next year.

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5:30

Healey's agenda meets local reality: Is Charlemont...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/01/26

A proposal to tax recreation in the Franklin County town of Charlemont will be heard this week on Beacon Hill.

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5:52

Mass. energy, budgets, and 2026 politics loom over...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/01/19

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday evening.

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5:22

A $250M band-aid, child care audits, a marijuana...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/01/13

This week Massachusetts state executive and Legislative budget officials are expected to release the consensus tax revenue estimate, a figure that is used in fiscal year 2027 budget proposals.

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5:11

Massachusetts lawmakers ring in 2026 with budgets,...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2026/01/05

The Mass. Legislature begins the second year of its two-year session after ringing in the New Year.

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5:34

Defining moments, political headlines that shaped...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/12/29

A plot line that was developing a year ago, overshadowed 2025 by a long shot: President Donald Trump's arrival and its impact on Beacon Hill.

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4:40

Massachusetts warns of tight budgets as federal law...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/12/22

The number crunchers on Beacon Hill began the state budgeting process. The consensus revenue hearing determined cautious growth is ahead in Massachusetts.

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6:16

Beacon Hill counts the cash: budget season kicks off,...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/12/15

Lawmakers will peer into the future and guess how much tax revenue Massachusetts can reliably count on to support state spending beginning six months from now and running through June 2027.

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4:57

The Mass. Legislature cuts World Cup funding in half,...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/12/01

Last week Mass. Gov. Maura Healey signed the 104-page $2.3 billion supplemental budget. Her requested FIFA World Cup tournament funding for next year's games in Foxborough was halved.

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4:42

Mass. lawmakers on recess: Thanksgiving leaves...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/11/24

Beacon Hill moved several policy priorities forward in mid-November, but most bills weren’t finalized, leaving much of the work for next year.

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4:39

Massachusetts lawmakers hit pause on votes amid...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/11/17

Massachusetts Senate leaders say they’re nearing a deal on the supplemental budget and preparing to take up the House-passed cannabis reform bill before their holiday break begins Wednesday.

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