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Legislative News
commonwealth conversations, outlook, senate press releases, updates and analysis
Response 2025
The Massachusetts Senate announced today a new committee structure to focus attention how “to protect residents, defend our values”protect residents, defend the Commonwealth’s values, and lead Massachusetts through a potentially difficult time.”
Remote public meetings extended
Today, the legislature passed legislation to extend the option for cities and towns to offer remote participation in public meetings through June 2027.
Dangerous times
I’m hearing from a lot of people concerned about the upheaval in the federal government.
Legislative Audit
I’ve heard from some constituents asking about the Senate’s response to Auditor Dizoglio regarding a legislative audit.
2023-2024 Session Recap
In the 2023-2024 session, the Massachusetts legislature finished off with strong progress on multiple fronts. It was, to my mind, a very successful session.