Federal funding cuts weigh on Massachusetts budget writers amid FY26 spending talks
Massachusetts budget writers struggled Thursday to grapple with the impacts of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the ...
State bracing for 'all hands' response to federal funds threat
Gov. Maura Healey's finance secretary said that federal cuts would be too big of a problem for the executive branch to solve ...
Headed into budget season, Mass. collected $2.1B in taxes in February
February has historically been the lowest month for revenue, contributing, on average, less than 6% of annual collections, ...
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Massachusetts DPU accused of not telling truth about $500 million Mass Save budget ‘cut’
The Massachusetts DPU has claimed Bay Staters can expect to save on utility costs after it “reduced” the budget for the Mass ...
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State approves new Mass Save plan, but slashes budget by $500 million
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved the 2025-2027 Mass Save plan, but told the utilities that run the ...
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Budget Chief: State’s economic health “at risk of being upended”
The Senate budget chief knocked the possibility of dipping into the state’s more than $8 billion rainy day fund Thursday to ...
State regulators pare $500 million from Mass Save budget, in response to outcry over energy bills
After a flood of complaints from consumers and lawmakers over high natural gas bills, the state Department of Public ...
Mass. human services sector looks to Legislature for pay raises
Lawmakers are juggling competing needs and uncertain funds outlook this budget season, state House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk, said.
Massachusetts DPU cuts Mass Save budget by $500 million to reduce heating bills
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities slashed the Mass Save budget by $500 million in an order put out Friday ...
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Trimming Mass Save's budget means lower utility bills for residents, but at what cost to the state's environmental goals?
The Department of Public Utilities approved a three-year plan for Mass Save that funds the program at $4.5 billion rather ...
Aging bridges in Massachusetts face growing structural concerns
Thousands of bridges carry traffic along Massachusetts's busy highways and scenic country roads, and a growing number of those structures are ailing. Analysis of a Massachusetts Department of ...