Massachusetts Senate Democrats rolled out a $61 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2026 that increases spending by 6.3% over last year’s state budget and rejects a series of tax increases that Gov. Maura Healey pitched in January.
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GOP’s Mike Kennealy received a string of donations above legal limit in April, data shows
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy received a string of contributions in April that surpassed the max amount an individual can donate under state law, a situation his campaign attributed to donors covering credit card fees and couples giving through a single payment.
Gov. Healey, five other governors invite Canadian premiers to Boston to talk Trump tariffs
Gov. Maura Healey and five other northeastern governors invited Canadian premiers to gather in Boston to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and how the two countries can maintain “strong trade relations that benefit local businesses and residents,” Healey’s office said Monday.
Massachusetts Senate releases $1.3B spending bill that draws from millionaire’s tax surplus
Massachusetts Democrats released a $1.3 billion spending bill that uses surplus dollars from the millionaire’s tax. Millions would go toward transportation and traffic safety concerns related to the FIFA World Cup.
Massachusetts House Democrats reject GOP-led civil immigration detainer reform
House Democrats resoundingly rejected a Republican-led effort to reform a court ruling that bars law enforcement in Massachusetts from detaining people based solely on suspected civil immigration violations.
Massachusetts House Republican feud bursts to surface during state budget debate
A push from a right-wing Billerica lawmaker to lower a series of taxes in Massachusetts spotlighted a contentious feud between a contingent of rank-and-file members of the House Republican caucus and conservative leadership in the chamber.
