Senate President Karen E. Spilka today addressed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Forum, outlining the Massachusetts Senate's affordability agenda and the steps the Senate is taking to address the defining economic challenges facing the Commonwealth.
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Barney Frank was a true Massachusetts original. He employed humor and hard work to blaze new paths and used his voice to speak up for the voiceless.
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Today, Senate President Karen E. Spilka announced her support for ending the twice-yearly clock change and establishing a permanent, consistent time system in Massachusetts.
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Tonight, Massachusetts residents watched the President of the United States use the power of his office to lie, attack his opponents, and chip away at the democratic institutions that actually make this country great.
Read MoreToday, Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka applauded the transformative investments made by the Legislature as a result of Fair Share Investments.
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Senate President Spilka appalled by the Trump Administration’s violence in Minnesota.
Read MoreSenate 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.
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