Beacon Hill In 5

By Carrie Healy

Beacon Hill in 5 is a weekly check-in at the Massachusetts Statehouse from New England Public Media. Get a quick look at the week ahead in state politics and government with Carrie Healy, NEPM’s Morni... more

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How many episodes does Beacon Hill In 5 have?

The podcast currently has 360 episodes available.

Beacon Hill In 5 episodes:

January 26, 2026 Healey's agenda meets local reality: Is Charlemont the test case for Beacon Hill?
A proposal to tax recreation in the Franklin County town of Charlemont will be heard this week on Beacon Hill.
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January 19, 2026 Mass. energy, budgets, and 2026 politics loom over Gov. Healey’s state address
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address on Thursday evening.
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January 13, 2026 A $250M band-aid, child care audits, a marijuana ballot mess: Beacon Hill faces big questions
This week Massachusetts state executive and Legislative budget officials are expected to release the consensus tax revenue estimate, a figure that is used in fiscal year 2027 budget proposals.
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January 05, 2026 Massachusetts lawmakers ring in 2026 with budgets, ballots and midterms
The Mass. Legislature begins the second year of its two-year session after ringing in the New Year.
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December 29, 2025 Defining moments, political headlines that shaped Massachusetts in 2025
A plot line that was developing a year ago, overshadowed 2025 by a long shot: President Donald Trump's arrival and its impact on Beacon Hill.
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6min
December 22, 2025 Massachusetts warns of tight budgets as federal law strains state coffers
The number crunchers on Beacon Hill began the state budgeting process. The consensus revenue hearing determined cautious growth is ahead in Massachusetts.
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December 15, 2025 Beacon Hill counts the cash: budget season kicks off, let the spending fights begin
Lawmakers will peer into the future and guess how much tax revenue Massachusetts can reliably count on to support state spending beginning six months from now and running through June 2027.
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December 01, 2025 The Mass. Legislature cuts World Cup funding in half, despite Healey's $20 million request
Last week Mass. Gov. Maura Healey signed the 104-page $2.3 billion supplemental budget. Her requested FIFA World Cup tournament funding for next year's games in Foxborough was halved.
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November 24, 2025 Mass. lawmakers on recess: Thanksgiving leaves session leftovers to digest
Beacon Hill moved several policy priorities forward in mid-November, but most bills weren’t finalized, leaving much of the work for next year.
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November 17, 2025 Massachusetts lawmakers hit pause on votes amid budget, wage, energy battles
Massachusetts Senate leaders say they’re nearing a deal on the supplemental budget and preparing to take up the House-passed cannabis reform bill before their holiday break begins Wednesday.
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