Lawmakers now have three additional months to reach a compromise on the likely more than $80 billion budget before the next ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom tied the state budget to the passage of policy to lessen environmental review standards to speed up the ...

The Legislature adopted the July 1 deadline in 2019 after a protracted budget standoff between Democratic Gov. Gretchen ...

Breaking an almost decade-long late streak, the Massachusetts legislature has approved a final budget for fiscal year 2026 ...

A key component will allow experienced public defenders to exceed caseload limits previously set by the state — and get paid ...

Compromise plan raises spending on health care, education and transportation while reining in rental broker fees.

The decision — the latest in a decades-long court battle over what the state needs to spend to educate its students — does ...