Headed into budget season, Mass. collected $2.1B in taxes in February
February has historically been the lowest month for revenue, contributing, on average, less than 6% of annual collections, ...
State bracing for 'all hands' response to federal funds threat
Gov. Maura Healey's finance secretary said that federal cuts would be too big of a problem for the executive branch to solve ...
Federal funding cuts weigh on Massachusetts budget writers amid FY26 spending talks
Massachusetts budget writers struggled Thursday to grapple with the impacts of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal government and slash large amounts of federal funding ...
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Massachusetts DPU accused of not telling truth about $500 million Mass Save budget ‘cut’
The Massachusetts DPU has claimed Bay Staters can expect to save on utility costs after it “reduced” the budget for the Mass ...
Massachusetts Gov. Healey ‘cannot commit’ to funding towns fighting MBTA zoning law
Gov. Maura Healey says she doesn’t want to see cities and towns “penalized” because of the controversial MBTA zoning law but ...
As details emerge, here’s what Trump’s plan to abolish DOE could mean for Mass. schools
Funding cuts could increase class sizes, reduce support for low-income students, and impact electives and extracurricular ...
Massachusetts DPU cuts Mass Save budget by $500 million to reduce heating bills
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities slashed the Mass Save budget by $500 million in an order put out Friday ...
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Budget Chief: State’s economic health “at risk of being upended”
The Senate budget chief knocked the possibility of dipping into the state’s more than $8 billion rainy day fund Thursday to ...
Massachusetts state Sen. Kelly Dooner goes 'On The Record' about gas bill rates and migrant crisis
In an interview with WCVB, Massachusetts state Sen. Kelly Dooner discusses the state's high gas bill rates, emergency shelter ...
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Trimming Mass Save's budget means lower utility bills for residents, but at what cost to the state's environmental goals?
The Department of Public Utilities approved a three-year plan for Mass Save that funds the program at $4.5 billion rather ...
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Aging bridges in Massachusetts face growing structural concerns
Policy Director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. "A lot of them are beyond the structural life that they were built for."Bridges are typically inspected at least every two years ...