Press Room

The Massachusetts Senate today passed the Mass Ready Act, an environmental bond bill that takes action to support the removal of ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water, help municipalities withstand floods and droughts, and make outdoor recreation possible for more residents through improved trails and parks.

The Massachusetts Senate today approved a budget plan that pairs statewide education and transportation investments with innovative policies to spur new multifamily housing construction, boost the family medicine workforce, protect immigrants, and ease strained municipal budgets with regionally equitable Fair Share investments.

The Massachusetts Legislature acted today to strengthen oversight and accountability of the growing cannabis industry, encourage small business growth, and responsibly modernize restrictions for consumers.

The Massachusetts Senate next week will debate the Mass Ready Act, a $3.64 billion bond bill that guards infrastructure from climate change and severe weather, protects drinking water, and fosters environmental protection. The bill also supports the environment with reasonable limits on wasteful single-use plastic products.

An Act to build resilience for Massachusetts communities takes bold steps toward cleaner ecosystems, including a ban on wasteful single-use plastics that pollute the environment.

Today the Massachusetts Legislature approved crucial funding to support health insurance coverage for the 460,000 public employees, retirees, and dependents who access health care through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC).

The Legislature’s agreement to modernize the state’s cannabis laws strengthens oversight of the Commonwealth’s maturing cannabis industry by streamlining the agency that regulates cultivators, processors, and retailers.

Today, Senator Adam Gómez (D-Springfield) and Representative Daniel M. Donahue (D-Worcester), co-chairs of the conference committee on legislation to reform Massachusetts cannabis laws, made the following statement: