As the work of the 194th General Court gets underway, MTF is publishing its 2025 – 2026 Legislative Session Preview. The preview includes 101 primers on the Operating Budget and Capital Investment Plan development processes, as well as seven topic...

5 Things to Know:Senate members filed 1,058 amendments, 42 fewer than in FY 2025 and 9 more than in FY 2024.The fiscal impact of all amendments is at least $2.09 billion.*About 59% (624) of the amendments are earmarks.Approximately 41% (434) of the...

5 Things to Know:House members filed 1,650 amendments, 155 more than in FY 2025 and 84 more than in FY 2024.The fiscal impact of all amendments if $2.45 billion; however, this estimate may be conservative because the fiscal impact of all amendments...

The Mass Ready Act, a $3.1 billion environmental bond bill, was filed by the Healey-Driscoll administration on June 24th. The legislation proposes a new five-year capital plan and a series of policy initiatives aimed at improving climate resilience,...

MTF’s latest report, Examining Recent Trends in Rental Assistance & Emergency Assistance Shelter Spending, provides a detailed look at the evolving landscape of state-funded rental assistance programs and the Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter...