As the work of the 194th General Court gets underway, MTF is publishing its 2025 – 2026 Legislative Session Preview. The preview includes 101 primers on the Operating Budget and Capital Investment Plan development processes, as well as seven topic...

Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 begins on July 1st, and House and Senate budget negotiators are actively engaging in conversations to craft a compromise budget proposal. The Conference Committee process involves reconciling countless spending, policy, and...

The Senate finalized its $58 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget this week after adding $89.6 million in spending over the course of three days of debate. The Senate took action on 1,100 amendments through a combination of standalone votes and...

5 Things to Know:Senate members filed 1,058 amendments, 42 fewer than in FY 2025 and 9 more than in FY 2024.The fiscal impact of all amendments is at least $2.09 billion.*About 59% (624) of the amendments are earmarks.Approximately 41% (434) of the...

5 Things to Know:House members filed 1,650 amendments, 155 more than in FY 2025 and 84 more than in FY 2024.The fiscal impact of all amendments if $2.45 billion; however, this estimate may be conservative because the fiscal impact of all amendments...

On April 9th, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 55, An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. The $1.32 billion...

5 Things to Know About the FY 2025 Senate Amendments1. Senate members filed 1,100 amendments, 51 more than in FY 2024 and 78 fewer than in FY 2023.2. The fiscal impact of all amendments is $2.9 billion.3. An estimated 58% (636) of the amendments are...

Today, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM) released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The $57.99 billion spending plan includes notable investments in higher education, early education, and mental and behavioral health;...

The House finalized its $58.07 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget last week after adding $95.8 million in spending over the course of three days of debate.The House took action on 1,495 amendments through a combination of 7 consolidated amendments...

5 Things to Know:1. House members filed 1,495 amendments, 71 fewer than in FY 2024 and 27 fewer than in FY 2023.2. The fiscal impact of all amendments is $2.02billion.*3. Over 70% (1,095) of the amendments are earmarks.4. Approximately 25%(400) of...