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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The MMA today published the November 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, local leaders urge legislators to support Municipal Empowerment Act
• “Perfect Storm” report documents fiscal crisis in cities, towns
• NLC’s Clarence Anthony is Saturday keynote for Connect 351
• MMA Fiscal Summit examines municipal budget challenges
• Senate, House override budget vetoes, restore charter school payments
• MMA wraps up fall Legislative Breakfast Meetings
• State hosting public hearings to review K-12 school finance formula
• DOER seeks input on draft model bylaws for solar and battery systems
• Grants opened for drought resiliency, water efficiency projects
• MMA-LITIX partnership seeks HR data
• MMHR seminar focuses on labor relations and labor law
• Link to the November 2025 issue of The Beacon (32 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.