Do-nothing committees show the inner workings of the State House
The Legislature now conducts less and less of its business openly and fewer voices decide which bills live or die.
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The Legislature now conducts less and less of its business openly and fewer voices decide which bills live or die.
Massachusetts Senate has agreed to legislation aimed at preventing the continuation of so-called home equity theft. An amendment added to the fiscal 2025 budget would eliminate a municipality's ability to take a property owner's earned equity beyond what is owed in unpaid taxes and "reasonably incurred expenses."
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ and representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of May 20-24. All Senate roll calls were related to the Senate version of a $55.9 billion fiscal 2025 state budget.“BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE SENATE BUDGET DEBATE” – Of the 1,100 amendments filed by senators, […]
The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a budget amendment Thursday night that would end equity theft across the Commonwealth.
BOSTON — As Steward Health Care bankruptcy proceedings continue, state Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr filed a budget amendment allowing the attorney general to appoint a special counsel to handle