Massachusett budget

With state legislative sessions underway, so are legislative breakfasts – bagel and coffee-filled meet-ups connecting lawmakers with advocates across different sectors. That includes libraries. In Massachusetts, officials are calling for modest increases in the face of a tighter budget recently put forward by Governor Maura Healey.

House, Senate negotiators produce $56.2 billion spending plan.

Late annual budgets have become the norm on Beacon Hill

Cities and towns also want higher reimbursement for school busing costs

Highlights four new units she proposes on reproductive rights, crimes against the elderly, gun violence, and police accountability

The Berkshire County legislative delegation is reacting to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s $48.5 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2023.

Members of the Massachusetts Legislature have begun a series of public hearings on Governor Deval Patrick’s $34.8 billion dollar budget proposal. A…