Beacon Hill In 5

Carrie Healy
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Beacon Hill In 5 Podcast

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. 9 SEPT

    Looking ahead to November election: Massachusetts lawmakers, ballot questions and more

    Campaigns for and against statewide ballot questions have begun running advertising campaigns to educate voters.

    4 min

  2. 2 SEPT

    Who's excited? State primary day in Massachusetts brings few contested races

    The Massachusetts presidential primary in March attracted about 1.2 million voters. But on Tuesday, voters will pick nominees for state- and county-level offices. And it's been a sleepy political season so far in many parts of the state.

    6 min

  3. 12 AUG

    Mass. lawmakers say they're still working on logjammed bills, but it looks like a standstill

    Massachusetts House and Senate members largely vacated the Statehouse after their underwhelming finish to formal sessions on Aug. 1, saying they'd continue working on the bills they couldn't agree on.

    6 min

  4. 5 AUG

    Formal lawmaking sessions in Mass. ended with criticism and frustration. So what now?

    The Massachusetts Legislature has begun a five-month stretch of informal sessions following the end of formal sessions last week.

    6 min

  5. 29 JUL

    Mass. Democrats pumped for Harris as the governor signs gun bill and Legislature nears finish line

    Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign paid a visit to western Massachusetts this weekend, raised a bunch of Berkshire bucks and rallied the state's Democrats.

    5 min

  6. 1 JUL

    Once again, Massachusetts begins a new fiscal year with no budget deal in place

    It's now 14 years that Massachusetts lawmakers have not agreed on a full-year budget before the start of the state's fiscal year. But that doesn't mean state office buildings are shut down.

    5 min

  7. 17 JUN

    Massachusetts lawmakers' stack of unfinished business grows

    Bills dealing with the climate, and guns only have until July 31st to be dealt with by Mass. legislators. The end of formal sessions of the two-year General Court are just weeks away.

    5 min

  8. 10 JUN

    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?

    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 - 2024
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Beacon Hill In 5

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