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Dennis Rep. Flanagan arrested, indicted on fed fraud charges

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Colin Young

[Coverage Developing] Rep. Christopher Flanagan of Dennis was arrested Friday morning after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he allegedly orchestrated a multi-pronged scheme to defraud a local trade association of tens of thousands of dollars to be used to fund personal and political expenses, then falsifying records to conceal that alleged conduct.
Q&A: SHNS Talks With Economist Alan Clayton-Matthews

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Ella Adams

APRIL 11, 2025……Between market dips, concerned state officials and international trade implications, the tariff policies implemented and now partly paused by President Donald Trump this week have created widespread worry across Massachusetts and the nation.
Healey taps uncertainty vibe to pitch long-term road bill

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Chris Lisinski

APRIL 10, 2025.....Authorizing a five-year funding injection for local road and bridge repairs in one swoop would give municipalities "certainty" at a time when upheaval at the federal level clouds most decisions, Gov. Maura Healey told lawmakers Thursday. The House and Senate have long been hesitant to approve more than one year of funding for the Chapter 90 program, and Healey pointed to the disarray emanating from Washington, D.C. to make her case for departing from Beacon Hill's usual routine.
Opponents knock Healey's youth mental health plan

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Alison Kuznitz

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 10, 2025.....With three state-funded youth mental health programs at risk of closing, lawmakers and providers ramped up their opposition this week to Gov. Maura Healey's proposed budget cuts that come as Massachusetts continues to grapple with a behavioral health care crisis.
Mariano issues declarations on taxes, education, energy

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Sam Drysdale

BOSTON, APRIL 10, 2025.....House Democrats will not call for tax or fee increases on residents or businesses in Massachusetts in their annual budget proposal, which will be "a little bit" smaller than Gov. Maura Healey's $62 million proposal, House Speaker Ron Mariano said Thursday. The House also plans to focus on the state's "affordability crisis" this session including with a new emphasis on how policy proposals will affect energy costs, he said.
CMS rule may carry health insurance enrollment, premium impacts

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Colin Young

APRIL 10, 2025.....Massachusetts' health insurance exchange has not yet seen direct impacts from U.S. Department Health and Human Services workforce cuts or funding revocations, but it is keeping a close eye on a Trump administration regulatory proposal that officials fear could raise premiums for Bay Staters.
Fed prosecutor: supervised drug use sites "categorically illegal"

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Colin Young

The new top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts underscored her opposition this week to supervised drug use sites and issued a "guarantee" that the Trump administration will never allow states like Massachusetts to skirt the federal law criminalizing the long-debated facilities.
Driscoll touts partnership at Boston business meetup

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Alison Kuznitz

BOSTON, APRIL 10, 2025.....With Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and a business-backed government watchdog group at odds over the city's tax classification policy, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll pinch-hit at a luncheon Thursday that drew a sizable contingent of the City Council but not the mayor. Driscoll, the former mayor of Salem, told business leaders she feels "at home" in a city or town hall. More than halfway into their four-year term at the State House, Driscoll said she and Gov.
Students tell lawmakers education not measuring up

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Ella Adams

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 9, 2025……Students warned lawmakers Tuesday of funding deficits and unpredictability, faculty layoffs and slashed electives at regional and rural schools, piling on to heightened calls to "crack open" the state's Chapter 70 and rural aid funding formula. Amherst Regional High School students flooded Gardner Auditorium for the Joint Committee on Ways and Means' final budget hearing to share experiences that they tied to inadequate funding.
State templates may influence Mass. data privacy policy

2 weeks ago | statehousenews.com | Alison Kuznitz

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 9, 2025.....Lawmakers restarted their work Wednesday to bolster data privacy protections for Bay Staters, and some Democrats clashed with an attorney representing major tech companies over the best set of regulations to curtail exactly what type of information can be collected and used. Reps.