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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 Morning Edition host, and a journalist from the State House News Service.
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Inside Springfield's $2 billion courthouse battle, the gas tax fight and the cost of living (opens the original)
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State House News Service reporter Ella Adams breaks down a demand for a federal probe over the proposed $2 billion courthouse in Springfield, MA, the Beacon Hill showdown on gas tax relief, and new polling on Massachusetts' affordability.
White House security debate puts Massachusetts’ 9/11 history in focus (opens the original)
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Proposed White House security plans raise new questions. What about public access on Beacon Hill? Colin Young explains how Massachusetts’ 9/11 history still shapes policy and remembrance.
From federal fraud charges to Primary Day: How public trust is shaping up across Massachusetts (opens the original)
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Federal fraud indictments for a sitting state representative, Beacon Hill accountability, and EBT card skimming safeguards shape the week ahead in Mass. politics.
Primary realities versus policy fights: How are the ballots in Massachusetts shaping up? (opens the original)
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From immediate primary matchups in Western Mass. to sweeping November ballot initiatives, state voters face critical choices that highlight the dynamic between local representation and direct policy fights.
MA median wealth tops $370K, but 1 in 3 can't cover a $400 emergency (opens the original)
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A Boston Fed report highlights severe wealth inequality in Mass., prompting lawmakers to evaluate housing reforms and estate tax policies to address the divide.
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