Unpacking the Legislature’s July 31 flurry, and what comes next

The traditional even-year July 31 deadline that marks an end to formal legislative business looks a little different this time around, but lawmakers still used the date to finish off a flurry of significant action. In a special bonus episode of The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon senior reporters Jennifer Smith and Chris Lisinski catch you up on why the significance of the deadline has changed, what topics are primed for legislative action in the remainder of the term, and what can still happen in the next five months before the term officially ends.