Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The MMA’s Legislative team held a briefing webinar for local officials on Nov. 20. Pictured is the legislative team (top l-r) Deputy Legislative Director Jackie Lavender Bird; Legislative Analyst Josie Ahlberg; Research and Project Assistant Daniel Yi and (bottom l-r) Legislative Analyst Ali DiMatteo; Legislative Director Dave Koffman and Legislative Analyst Adrienne Núñez.
As a busy formal legislative session recently came to a close, the MMA’s Legislative Division hosted a webinar for local officials yesterday to provide updates on key legislative and regulatory matters and highlight MMA priorities for the next several months.
The briefing covered the fiscal 2024 state budget as well as the fiscal 2023 closeout supplemental budget bill, the recently enacted tax relief package, increased road and bridge funding and related new grant programs, new cannabis regulations, municipal electricity aggregation, PFAS contamination, water and sewer updates, and other issues.
In addition to the supplemental budget bill, which is now before a conference committee, other legislative issues on the horizon include emergency shelter assistance, a housing bond bill, PFAS, and remote public meetings.
• MMA Legislative Briefing Webinar presentation (1.7M PDF)