Beacon Hill In 5
Podcast, released Monday
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.
Latest Episodes
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Despite Beacon Hill being quiet, a number of ballot questions have cleared the first hurdle towards getting onto the Massachusetts ballot. -
Massachusetts lawmakers sent a supplemental budget to the governor before their August break, including a proposed pay raise for court-appointed bar advocates. -
The summer gathering of governors' wrapped up on Saturday. Mass. Gov. Maura Healey did not attend, instead opting to stay in the Commonwealth. -
A State House News Service reporter digs into that supplemental budget request and explains what Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is seeking. -
For the first time in six years, Beacon Hill rewrites its rule book — promising transparency, but leaving plenty of room to operate in the dark. -
It remains unknown how far apart Mass. House and Senate negotiators are on crafting a compromise annual budget. -
State House News reporter Colin Young spoke with NEPM'S Carrie Healey about which governors will attend a meeting on Beacon Hill today to discuss the impact of tariffs on New England residents and businesses. -
More than five months into lawmaking, and Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers have yet to agree to joint rules to foster transparency and process. -
Last week, a Massachusetts House committee advanced a bill seeking to make changes to the state's cannabis regulatory agency. The proposal also increases the cap on licenses for business owners. -
More than four months into the Legislative session, lawmakers on Beacon Hill have not agreed on a rules package, and that's beginning to affect western Mass. residents.
