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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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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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5:24

Mass. lawmakers eye $8B rainy day fund as families...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/11/10

The fallout from the federal government shutdown continues to chip away at federal funding for safety net programs designed to aid low-income Mass. residents.

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5:30

Mass. lawmakers push taxes while SNAP benefits hang...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/11/04

The Trump administration says it will fund SNAP food aid for November, but only partially and with delayed disbursement.

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5:17

Massachusetts census looms; numbers could expose a...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/10/27

2030 may seem like a ways off, but Mass. lawmakers and officials are beginning preparations to ensure that every resident is properly counted in the next census taking.

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5:31

Mass. protesters push back against Trump's moves...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/10/20

The Massachusetts legislature continues to focus on balancing revenues destabilized by federal policy changes from the Federal tax and spending bill passed in July.

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4:59

Massachusetts towns face a budget squeeze as Boston...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/10/13

Municipalities report out that rising costs, revenue-raising restrictions, and sluggish state aid are squeezing local government budgets.

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5:44

Mass. faces a $650M budget gap, lacks federal data to...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/10/06

Changes to federal tax law will likely leave Massachusetts $650 million less in revenue this fiscal year. Lawmakers are scrambling for possible fiscal workarounds.

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5:34

Federal crackdowns and funding threats put...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/09/29

The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to root out health care fraud, expanding a regional strike force into Boston.

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5:47

Mass. gambling boom may bust: Report warns about...

Beacon Hill In 5 ·

2025/09/22

Gambling offering and taxes are getting fresh look as Massachusetts' share of betting revenues clears $1.5 billion per year.

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