Beacon Hill In 5

Carrie Healy

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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August 24 · 5 min
Primary realities versus policy fights: How are the ballots in Massachusetts shaping up?
From immediate primary matchups in Western Mass. to sweeping November ballot…
August 17 · 4 min
MA median wealth tops $370K, but 1 in 3 can't cover a $400 emergency
A Boston Fed report highlights severe wealth inequality in Mass., prompting…
August 10 · 6 min
Beacon Hill versus local control: the battle over tiny towns and an empty seat
State House News Service reporter Colin Young deep dives into home rule…
August 3 · 6 min
Massachusetts lawmakers pivot to campaign trail mode as regularly scheduled sessions end
All 160 Massachusetts legislative districts are electing members this fall,…
July 27 · 6 min
July 31 isn't the hard deadline anymore, so when will Beacon Hill actually finish up?
Under new rules, Mass. lawmakers can schedule formal sessions to take up any of…
July 27 · 5 min
Mass. governor seeks $100M school band aid, while Beacon Hill weighs a WooSox wage carve out
Less than a week after signing the new Massachusetts budget, Gov. Maura Healey…
June 16 · 5 min
Mass. farm wage battles and a school tax credit fight are set to collide on Beacon Hill
Lawmakers face no strict deadlines to advance the bills in conference other…
June 8 · 3 min
Massachusetts lawmakers eye a new child welfare bill as a high-stakes rent control showdown looms
The deadline for Mass. lawmakers to enact a law related to rent control, in…
June 1 · 6 min
Massachusetts political minefields: shelter crises, sludge bans and the Red Sox
A preview of Mass. political strategies on immigration, upcoming gig worker…
May 26 · 6 min
Massachusetts lawmakers serve up immigrant shields, killer bots & $63B 'eggless omelets'
Massachusetts hosts the first of seven World Cup matches on June 13, 2026, but…
May 18 · 4 min
Massachusetts leaders pitch tech growth as a shield against tax cuts
Lawmakers debate the "Mass Wins Act" containing tech and business investments,…
May 12 · 5 min
The fight for fair aid, rent caps in Massachusetts
The Mass. Senate’s $63.3B budget adds $53M in local aid via a new per-capita…
May 4 · 4 min
Beacon Hill takes on critical decisions around data, the census and the budget
Pressure from the Trump Administration to share voter data has Mass. lawmakers…
April 27 · 4 min
Massachusetts lawmakers begin the sprint to the finish on Beacon Hill
It'll be May at the end of the week. Massachusetts lawmakers are aiming to have…
April 27 · 6 min
Mass. college campuses get a $3 billion facelift while local schools and libraries look for help
A look at how lawmakers frame their funding, as Mass. plans for a $3-billion…
April 13 · 5 min
Beacon Hill seeks a tax deal; Some lawmakers want to strike one before the November vote
House Speaker Ron Mariano, traditionally a fierce critic of the ballot…
April 6 · 6 min
Massachusetts lawmakers eye a $1.8B supplemental budget
Mass. Senate advances a $1.8B supplemental budget splitting surtax funds…
March 23 · 5 min
Massachusetts lawmakers wrestle with budget, Fed rates, November tax vote
House Speaker Ron Mariano expects voters to pass an income tax cut this year.…
March 16 · 4 min
WMass is losing population; Does Beacon Hill have a plan to stop the region's slow drain?
Population growth is important for a thriving community. A recent UMass Donahue…
March 9 · 5 min
Healey’s proposed budget forces a choice between transit and trees
A Legislative budget hearing focused on the Massachusetts Executive Office of…

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