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“Place your bets” – MASSter List
By Gintautas Dumcius, February 24, 2026 Beacon Hill lawmakers have plenty on their plates these days, from spending plans large and small, to literacy reform ...
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“MA labor unions rebuke new federal corporate tax breaks” – Public News Service, MSN
By Kathryn Carley, February 23, 2026 Union leaders in Massachusetts are urging state lawmakers to reject the adoption of corporate tax cuts included in last year’s “One ...
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“MassBudget welcomes new board leadership” – MassNonprofit News
February 22, 2026 The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) has announced a leadership transition on its Board of Directors as its longtime Board President ...
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“Boston to keep three MBTA bus routes free to ride through June, but long-term plan is unclear” – Boston Globe
By Niki Griswold and Jaime Moore-Carrillo, February 20, 2026 The city of Boston will pay to keep three MBTA bus routes fare-free through the end ...
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“Campaign Notebook: Education Funding Fallout?” – State House News Service
By Sam Drysdale, February 18, 2026 Gov. Maura Healey on Sunday warned that a proposed ballot measure to lower the state’s income tax rate would result in ...
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“State budget proposes conservative spike in aid to Arlington” – Your Arlington
By Leia Green, February 18, 2026 As Gov. Maura Healey’s 2027 budget proposal molds fiscal futures across municipalities, questions have risen surrounding the future of ...
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“Seven years in, Massachusetts’ cannabis equity operators struggle to succeed” – Boston Globe
By Katie Johnston, February 17, 2026 When recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, making the industry equitable was front and center. Groundbreaking programs were put in place to ...
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“Taunton-area school districts hit budget wall. What should state do?” – Taunton Daily Gazette
By: Emma Rindlisbacher, February 16, 2026 Many people are talking about the need for the state to provide more education funding, but not everyone is ...
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“State puts approach to federal tax law changes on fast track” – 22 WWLP & State House News Service
By: Colin A. Young, Feb 12, 2026 Administration officials defended Gov. Maura Healey’s approach to mitigating state revenue impacts of recent federal tax code changes ...
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“How does the Student Opportunity Act work?” – The New Bedford Light
By Isabelle Oss, February 8, 2026 Several years into Massachusetts’ education funding reform, the Student Opportunity Act, the state has poured millions into high-need districts — ...
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“From T support to school aid, surtax emerges as crutch for state budgeting” – CommonWealth Beacon & The Local News Ipswich
By Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon, February 7, 2026 DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK, there’s either a sea change underway in how Beacon Hill thinks about ...
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“Governor Healey Releases New Impact Report on Transformative New Fair Share Investments in Education, Transportation” – Office of the Governor Press Release
Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll Press Release, February 5, 2026 Today, Governor Healey posted Delivering on Fair Share, a new Impact Report on how the Healey-Driscoll Administration has ...
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“Chapter 70: Some of What You Need to Know to Understand the School Budget Process” – Amherst INDY
By: Kiera McLaughlin February 5, 2026 Chapter 70, the primary Massachusetts state aid program for public elementary and secondary schools, is supposedly designed to ensure equitable ...
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“Advocates sue to block vote on income tax cut” – Gloucester Daily Times
By Christian M. Wade, February 3, 2026 A coalition of union leaders and community activists are suing to block a proposed cut to the state’s ...
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“Unpacking the governor’s state budget proposal” – The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon
THE FINAL STATE BUDGET Gov. Maura Healey will file before she’s up for reelection landed last week amid a maelstrom of federal feuding and economic strain. ...
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“Massachusetts could lose $5B from income tax cut” – The Salem News
By Christian M. Wade, Jan 27, 2026 A proposal to cut Massachusetts’ personal income tax to 4% would cost the state government an estimated $5 ...
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“‘Spiral of doom’: New report sounds alarm over MBTA’s financial future” – GBH
By Jeremy Siegel, January 21, 2026 The MBTA has made immense strides in upgrading the system’s aging infrastructure and restoring trust among riders in recent years. ...
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“Another Year, Another Budget Gap: Gov. Healey Still Needs A Long-Term Solution for Funding the T” – StreetsBlog Mass
By Christian MilNeil, January 22, 2026 The MBTA’s Chief Finance Officer and transit advocates are in agreement: the T will need a major, sustained infusion of state ...
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“State’s tax growth forecast barely exceeds inflation rate” – Boston Herald
By State House News Service, January 15, 2026 State officials agreed Wednesday to build their next annual budgets on the estimate that Massachusetts will collect $44.9 ...
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“State’s tax growth forecast barely exceeds inflation rate” – State House News Service
By COLIN A. YOUNG, Jan. 14, 2026 State officials agreed Wednesday to build their next annual budgets on the estimate that Massachusetts will collect $44.9 ...
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