Environmental advocates oppose the proposal. Supporters say it addresses rising energy costs.
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Posted inHealth
Judge: USDA must tap contingency fund for SNAP benefits
The ruling requires Trump administration lawyers to inform the court of its plan by Monday.
Posted inFishing industry
Scallopers push to open northern edge of Georges Bank
New Bedford fishermen advocate at the Statehouse for reopening a scallop ground shuttered to commercial fishing since 1994.
Posted inStatehouse
Police oppose new plan to overhaul qualified immunity
The qualified immunity bill represents one of the few remaining flashpoints from Massachusetts’ 2020 police reform law.
Posted inStatehouse
Millionaires tax spending gets complicated
Is the “Fair Share” tax supplementing education spending, or supplanting it? The new state budget spends 20% of surtax spending on K-12 education.
Posted inStatehouse
Massachusetts House and Senate agree on transparency reforms
Committee votes will become public, as the two houses agree on joint rules for the first time since 2019.
Posted inEducation
State board agrees on vocational school admissions reforms
Education Board votes for weighted lottery starting in 2026-27 school year
Posted inHousing
Healey aims for ‘housing abundance’ in statewide plan
Southeastern Massachusetts needs a 5% to 7.5% increase in housing, the report says.
Posted inHousing
Homelessness rises in Massachusetts, and state funding isn’t keeping pace
The Coalition for Homeless Individuals is asking for an $11 million increase in state funds to keep up with demand.
Posted inGovernment
Trump team rescinds memo freezing federal funds
Sen. Markey: Collective outrage forced the White House to rescind its memo, but Trump still intends to push his “callously cruel plan of stalling or stopping essential federal funding.”
