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...

On June 19, Governor Baker filed H. 4806, a one month, $5.25 billion spending authorization to keep the government operational through July 31 that the legislature has since enacted. In this interim budget, the guidance indicates that for each...

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...

Two weeks ago, the House Ways and Means Committee released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. While the budget development process for the upcoming fiscal year will consume much of the attention in the coming weeks, the FY 2024 fiscal...

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...

Earlier today, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget development process officially moved to the Legislature with the release of the House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) budget proposal. About two months after Governor Healey filed her administration’s...

On January 24th, the Healey administration filed its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The $58.13 billion spending plan is supported by tax, departmental, and federal revenues, as well as the use of trust fund resources built up in recent...

On January 24th, Governor Healey released her administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The $58.13 billion spending plan included critical investments in childcare, healthcare, and transportation; as well as $20.3 billion in gross...