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6 key issues to watch on Beacon Hill
Teachers' right to strike and patients' right to die are in the mix as Massachusetts lawmakers kick off their 2023 session. -
Top lawmakers weigh in on Healey's housing, community college plans after first meeting
Senate President Karen Spilka says state leaders share a housing focus. -
Speaker Mariano and President Spilka share some top priorities in new legislative session
Both are targeting child care, the MBTA and housing. -
Outgoing Lt. Gov. Polito says she and Gov. Baker built a platform for boosting housing production
Polito says she's "had a full amount of elected public service." -
In 2023, expect a renewed fight over Massachusetts’ minimum wage
The advocates who pushed successfully for the last increase say it’s time for another. -
Healey names three top aides
Two senior staff members, Kate Cook and Matt Gorzkowicz, worked for former Gov. Deval Patrick. -
Gov.-elect Healey is mostly mum on priorities. Experts point to major challenges and low-hanging fruit.
What will the next governor’s first steps be when she takes the corner office? -
North Shore race recount flips House election to Democrat by 1 vote
Republican candidate Leonard Mirra vowed to bring a legal challenge in the redrawn North Shore district. -
More work to be done in fight against opioids, Baker and Healey say
Pandemic dealt “incredible blow” to progress combatting addiction, Baker says -
Superintendents say pandemic's educational impact goes deeper than realized
State House testimony calls for a sense of academic "urgency."
