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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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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.
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Mass. lawmakers propose installing guardrails on A-I aimed at transparency in political messaging
Legislators in the Massachusetts House passed a bill, among hundreds attached in amendments to the budget, aimed at disclosing the use of artificial intelligence in political messages.
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On tap for the Mass. House: a budget debate including about 1,500 amendments
Deliberations on hundreds of amendments to the $57.9 billion Mass. House Ways and Means committee budget for fiscal 2025 are set to consume attention this week.
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Sizable shelter funding gap between projected costs and Mass. House lawmakers' proposed budget
The Massachusetts House budget makes $500 million available to cover emergency assistance shelter costs for FY'25. The House budget debate is set for Wednesday, April 24.