Press Room

The Massachusetts Senate today added provisions to the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget to lower prescription drug costs, expand benefits for Gold Star spouses, and increase funding for pediatric palliative care, among other amendments adopted during debate.

The Massachusetts Senate today added provisions to the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget to address the housing crisis and combat threats to reproductive and mental health care.

(BOSTON—5/15/2025) The Massachusetts Senate today passed a $240 million supplemental budget that will direct funds to the Group Insurance Commission (GIC), the health insurance agency responsible for delivering coverage to state and local government employees. The funding ensures that health care providers will continue to be paid for services rendered to employees.

The Massachusetts Senate today passed a $1.33 billion plan to invest in public education and transportation across the Commonwealth.

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means today released a $61.3 billion Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget proposal that safeguards the state’s financial health, protects the state’s most vulnerable residents, and makes investments that reinforce the Commonwealth’s economic vitality in the face of mounting federal threats.

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday released a $1.28 billion plan to invest in public education and transportation across the Commonwealth.

The Senate’s proposal supports maintenance of quality public education initiatives; reinforces programs that will grow a more educated workforce; addresses the capital infrastructure needs of the state’s public higher education system; bolsters the state’s transportation infrastructure in a regionally equitable manner; and ensures that the underlying needs of communities are sustainably met.

The exhibit will be open from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on Fridays, in Senate President Karen Spilka’s ceremonial office on the third floor of the Massachusetts State House, directly outside the Senate Chamber.