Beacon Hill In 5

Carrie Healy
  • 5.0 (5)
  • GOVERNMENT
  • UPDATED BIWEEKLY

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.

  1. 22H AGO

    Beacon Hill weighs big spending as the GOP tests voters

    The so-called Bright Act, is a $3 billion bond bill aiming to put at least $2.5 billion of that back into campuses across Massachusetts.

    6 min

  2. FEB 16

    Mass. legislators look at high energy costs, before diving into budget

    Massachusetts lawmakers propose to move an energy measure forward amid high bills, winter chill and a looming budget.

    5 min

  3. FEB 9

    Mass. tax revenue jumps in January, but future budgets could wobble if markets falter

    Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s budget boosts spending 3.8% over last year, even as tax revenue growth slows to 2.9%, federal aid is uncertain, and reserves have already been tapped.

    5 min

  4. FEB 3

    Gov. Healey funds federal enforcement while taxpayers wait for a $1.5B fiscal crash

    In her proposed budget released last week, the Mass. governor included a multi million-dollar "down payment" that will staff up and investing in infrastructure that could be used to kick thousands of residents off Medicaid programs like MassHealth, next year.

    5 min

  5. JAN 26

    Healey's agenda meets local reality: Is Charlemont the test case for Beacon Hill?

    A proposal to tax recreation in the Franklin County town of Charlemont will be heard this week on Beacon Hill.

    6 min

  6. JAN 19

    Mass. energy, budgets, and 2026 politics loom over Gov. Healey’s state address

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday evening.

    6 min

  7. JAN 13

    A $250M band-aid, child care audits, a marijuana ballot mess: Beacon Hill faces big questions

    This week Massachusetts state executive and Legislative budget officials are expected to release the consensus tax revenue estimate, a figure that is used in fiscal year 2027 budget proposals.

    5 min

  8. JAN 5

    Massachusetts lawmakers ring in 2026 with budgets, ballots and midterms

    The Mass. Legislature begins the second year of its two-year session after ringing in the New Year.

    5 min
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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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  • Creator
    Carrie Healy
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Beacon Hill In 5

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