Press Room

The Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) budget agreement totals $63.4 billion in spending, an increase of $2.4 billion, or 4 per cent, over Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).

Today, Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael J. Rodrigues and House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz issued the following statement regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget:

An Act to improve outdoor lighting, conserve energy, and increase dark-sky visibility will help lower energy costs for cities and towns and help restore the environment’s natural light levels by reducing ‘light pollution’—additional, unnecessary light from population hubs that shines into the night sky.

Massachusetts Senate leaders today introduced energy affordability legislation to deliver more than $14 billion in estimated ratepayer savings to Massachusetts residents, while also maintaining Massachusetts’ leadership in the fight against climate change.

An Act to save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy will bring billions of dollars in energy savings to Massachusetts homeowners, renters, and businesses by prioritizing affordability in their energy bills, while at the same time making sure the state remains a leader in the global fight against climate change.

Next week, the Massachusetts Senate will take up legislation to help cities and towns save money on electricity, support wildlife, and make stars more visible in the night sky.

The Massachusetts Senate acted today to support the dignity of people who are deaf or hard of hearing by making sure that state laws use accurate and respectful terminology.

The Massachusetts Legislature yesterday passed a bill to protect firefighters and tradespeople from conditions that took the lives of Boston Fire Lieutenant Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy in 2014.