Press Room

The Massachusetts Senate acted today to reform oversight of the maturing cannabis industry by reorganizing the state’s regulatory agency and making targeted updates that support recreational consumers and small businesses.

Today, the Massachusetts Legislature passed joint resolutions H.4692 and S.2684 which rescind all previous applications for a national Constitutional Convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. This joint initiative is in response to concerns that Congress and the Trump Administration could attempt to use prior Massachusetts resolutions to call for an Article V Constitutional Convention to advance their own political agenda, moves that could have broad and sweeping implications on current protections under the U.S. Constitution.

The Massachusetts Legislature today passed a supplemental budget that prioritizes affordability for Massachusetts residents and protections for those being negatively impacted by decisions at the federal level.

The Fiscal Year 2025 closeout supplemental budget conference report agreement totals $2.31 billion in gross spending, with a net cost to the Commonwealth of $806.9 million after accounting for federal reimbursements.

Today, Representative Aaron Michlewitz, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator Michael J. Rodrigues, Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 Closeout Supplemental Budget.

Today, Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) and House Assistant Majority Leader Alice Hanlon Peisch (D-Wellesley) issued the following statement regarding their joint resolutions to rescind all prior Massachusetts calls for a federal Constitutional Convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The resolutions (H.4692/S.2684) were favorably reported by the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.

The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously today to help Massachusetts public libraries more easily and accessibly provide in-demand digital resources such as e-books and audiobooks.

The Massachusetts Senate today took action to protect freedom of thought in Massachusetts schools and public libraries and safeguard open access to books and other educational materials as part of its Response 2025 initiative to respond to federal threats.