- The Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice provided 19 organizations with more than $34,000 in 'micro-grants'
- istration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz says he expects lackluster tax collections to continue with "unavoidable deficiencies" on the horizon.
- Massachusetts cannabis regulators last week were led by Commissioner Bruce Stebbins as the commission's acting chair. At that meeting, they also identified a nearly $3 million budget shortfall for this year.
- After running a no-interest loan program for years, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts said it is putting the program on hold while it re-evaluates how their loans affect student funding.
- While the fee to get a trash permit in the city of Northampton, Massachusetts, increased by 66%, the cost of recycling for municipalities has been increasing for several years.
- Dozens of Massachusetts school districts are being told, later than usual in the school budget process, more state funding is being put in the House budget due to a "data" issue that shows more low-income students in schools than initially counted.
- Springfield's new Chief istration and Financial Officer was sworn in Monday.
- Massachusetts House and Senate Democrats failed to negotiate a compromise before their holiday break that would send hundreds of millions of dollars to the state's emergency shelters. The spending bill was presented to the Legislature in September.
- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has 10 days to review the tax relief package.
- MassHealth on Friday holds a public hearing on a proposed regulation allowing doulas — who help expectant mothers advocate for themselves throughout pregnancy, labor and delivery, as well as them during the postpartum period — to enroll as approved providers.