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Beacon Hill In 5 Carrie Healy
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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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Can a push to make Massachusetts housing more affordable keep workers here?
Housing is the number one issue on the minds of Mass. residents. Can lawmakers pass a measure before the end of this session that will turnaround the current housing crunch driving so many people away?
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Trump conviction takes back seat in Mass. as legislators tackle bills on deadline
The felony conviction of former President Donald Trump is expected to cause little to no reverberations in Massachusetts, a dependably blue state, where state house lawmakers have a mountain of bills to tackle before the end of the Legislative session.
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Are Massachusetts lawmakers warming to the idea of expanded tolls?
Experts say road congestion is back to pre-pandemic levels in Massachusetts. Will state lawmakers be more receptive to adding tolls?
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Massachusetts lawmakers have a long to-do list — and it's growing
About two months remain in the calendar for the Massachusetts Legislature. The state House last week passed a major hospital oversight proposal. This week, state senators will debate their proposed spending plan.
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Workforce shortages in WMass. How are lawmakers addressing the issue?
Employers and the economy in Massachusetts are being affected by too few workers. We take a look at the Senate's proposed spending plan through the lens of the workforce.
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Mass. officials at odds over liquor license oversight at the state's 3 casinos
Alcohol oversight has traditionally all been done by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, until the House's spending plan re-assigned oversight at casino restaurants last month.