Senators target MBTA housing law with amendments

There’s a $500 million problem forming on Beacon Hill: How much money will legislators give the MBTA? - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts Senate leaders on Tuesday unveiled a $61.3 billion state budget plan that, combined with other legislation, would offer hundreds of millions of dollars less to the cash-strapped agency than what Governor Maura Healey and the House sought.

Senators target MBTA housing law with amendments

BOSTON (SHNS) - Senators came up with 317 ways in which they'd like to amend the Senate Ways and Means Committee's nearly $1.3 billion transportation and education spending bill this week, and the MBTA zoning law is once again a popular target. The committee's supplemental budget (S 2512) backed by mostly excess income surtax revenues is on the Senate Calendar for debate Thursday. The package directs $613 million to education and $670 million to…

MBTA zoning law under microscope as lawmakers debate budget

The MBTA Communities Act requires communities with or near MBTA service to zone for multi-family housing and was meant to help improve the housing crisis

Preliminary Analysis: FY 2026 Senate Ways and Means Budget Proposal - Mass. Budget and Policy Center

The Senate Ways and Means Committee’s FY 2026 budget proposal, released Tuesday, May 6, allocates over $61.3 billion in spending for the Commonwealth. Click here to read our day-of reactions. Fare-Free Programs at Regional Transit Authorities Receive a Much-Needed Boost The Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Committee is proposing $214 million for Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs). This is $10 million more than the House Budget proposal. These additi…

GROVELAND Town Meeting Voters Embrace Future 'MBTA' Housing Developments

GROVELAND – About 120 residents gathered at the Elmer Bagnall School on Monday April 28 for our Groveland Annual Town Meeting. The meeting started at 6:30 pm as scheduled without a plea for residents to come to meet the quorum of 100. The warrant was a dense tome of 48 articles including several wordy town bylaw changes. Amazingly all 48 articles passed, and the meeting ended at 9:19 pm, a mere 2 hours and 49 minutes. The most notable approval w…

This week, senators proposed 317 ways to amend the transportation and education spending bill of nearly $1.3 billion from the Senate Media and Arbitrian Committee, and the MBTA zoning law is once again a popular target. The committee’s supplementary budget (S 2512), backed mainly by excess income from income tax, is on the Senate’s agenda for debate on Thursday. The package allocates $613 million to education and $670 million to transportation.