THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local representatives voted with their party’s leadership in the 2023 session through Dec. 22. The votes of the 2023 membership of 133 Democrats were compared to House […]
After weeks of legislative procrastination, parliamentary delays and finger-pointing, a spending bill packed with money for the stretched-thin emergency shelter system and public worker raises landed on Gov. Maura Healey's desk, and she immediately signed it.
House Republicans blocked a $3.1 billion budget bill Saturday for the third straight day over concerns they have with money to respond to an influx of migrants in Massachusetts, a move House Speaker Ron Mariano likened to tactics used by conservatives in Congress.