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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The MMA today published the October 2025 issue of The Beacon, which features coverage of the latest news affecting local government on topics including legislative and fiscal issues, grant opportunities, and recent and upcoming MMA meetings and webinars.
Here are some highlights:
• MMA forum explores health cost drivers, possible remedies
• Registration opens for Connect 351
• MMA hosting Fiscal Summit for all members on Oct. 9
• Municipal Empowerment Act hearings begin
• Gov. Healey unveils plan to cut environmental rules to fast-track housing development
• Municipal feedback sought on draft regulations for small clean energy projects
• Energy Siting Board releases updated draft regulations for large projects
• MMHR discusses equity in hiring, cooling hostility
• Two grant programs launched to support local efforts on federal funding
• Climate Beacon conference is Oct. 22-24 in Boston
• State awards $10.9 million for dams and coastal infrastructure
• Link to the October 2025 issue of The Beacon (31 pages)
Timely and reliable information is essential to municipal leaders, and the facts are changing quickly. With this in mind, the MMA publishes The Beacon digitally to ensure that we get the very latest information to members as quickly as possible.