Senate President Spilka appalled by the Trump Administration’s violence in Minnesota.
Read MoreToday, Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka joined Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Massachusetts education officials to applaud the selection of 84 more schools in Massachusetts to receive free, high-dosage early literacy tutoring for February through June 2026.
Read MoreMassachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka joined Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper in celebrating the completion of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) transmission line.
Read MoreMassachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka joined Governor Healey in celebrating a provision in the Legislature’s Fiscal Year 2025 closeout supplemental budget that protects federal workers in Massachusetts from evictions and foreclosures during a government shutdown.
Read MoreMassachusetts residents deserve leaders who are pulling every lever possible to make it cheaper and easier to get care when they need it. Today, Governor Healey is doing exactly that — cutting through red tape to deliver the care people deserve.
Read MoreHigher education boosts wages and improves quality of life for Massachusetts residents. Few investments are more important than those that help improve access to affordable and quality education, which is why I am proud that the Senate was able to deliver these resources. I applaud the Governor and her team for swiftly getting this funding to the students who need and deserve it.
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The murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minnesota is more than a tragic injustice — it is the direct result of the Trump Administration's dangerous, inhumane and anti-American policies. My heart is with Renee's family and friends as they deal with the loss of their loved one.
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Today, Massachusetts legislative leaders and the Healey-Driscoll Administration stood together to commend the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism and its work to address antisemitic incidents and strengthen protections against discrimination and harassment.
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As part of the Legislature’s Fiscal Year 2025 closeout supplemental budget conference committee report, released by the Senate and House Ways and Committees today, Senator Karen Spilka is pleased to announce that a provision that allows for the transfer of key parcels of land from the state to the city of Framingham was included.
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An Act to promote student learning and mental health seeks to keep students’ eyes on their classwork and instructors and away from their cell phones.
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This week, Senate President Karen Spilka joined Senator Dylan Fernandes for a tour of key sites across the Plymouth and Barnstable District, spotlighting Fiscal Year 2026 budget investments in the region’s tourism economy and the preservation of care at the Pocasset Mental Health Center.
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