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Lawmakers pass budget bill that would eliminate broker's fees for Massachusetts renters
Lawmakers on Beacon Hill in Boston have just passed a budget bill that includes legislation to eliminate renter-paid broker ...
Massachusetts passes first on-time budget in nearly a decade, includes fare-free transit and end to broker fees
Massachusetts lawmakers sent its fiscal year 2026 spending plan to Governor Maura Healey’s desk — the first time since 2016 ...
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What is — and isn't — in the new Massachusetts state budget deal
The $61 million spending deal includes new limits on broker's fees and requires Massachusetts' regional transit authorities ...
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Mass. budget deal includes an unusual $800 million cushion amid 'economic uncertainty'
The compromise $61 billion fiscal 2026 budget bill that the Legislature approved Monday leaves more than three-quarters of a ...
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Mass legislature approves final budget for fiscal year 2026, first on-time delivery since 2016
Breaking an almost decade-long late streak, the Massachusetts legislature has approved a final budget for fiscal year 2026 ...
Beacon Hill Democrats ship Gov. Healey budget accord that boosts reliance on surtax
Massachusetts lawmakers were expected to shuttle a $61 billion budget to Gov. Maura Healey Monday that requires residential ...
Massachusetts House, Senate negotiators reach agreement on $61 billion state budget
The Massachusetts Legislative committee responsible for working out the kinks between the House and Senate budget proposals ...
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State Legislature's budget zeroes out payments to communities that host racing, simulcasting -- including Plainville
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission saw some wins and losses in the fiscal 2026 budget sent to the governor's desk this week.
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Massachusetts lawmakers pass budget bill that stops landlords from charging broker's fee
Massachusetts lawmakers have passed the budget bill which includes a provision that stops landlords from charging a broker's ...
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Budget drops mental health case worker protections
Department of Mental Health case managers continue to face job uncertainty, after budget negotiators opted against explicitly ...
Mass. lawmakers are on precipice of outlawing mandatory tenant-paid broker’s fees in $61 billion budget
Acknowledging a precarious financial moment, legislative leaders on Sunday released a spending plan that clocks in about a ...
Budget leaves Healey’s proposed layoffs of 170 mental health case workers in limbo
Department of Mental Health case managers continue to face job uncertainty, after budget negotiators opted not to explicitly stave off the massive layoffs that Gov. Maura Healey had proposed in ...