MMA publishes January issue of The Beacon

The MMA today published the January 2026 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:
• Healey, Driscoll to speak at Connect 351
• Connect 351 opens in 2 weeks
• At hearing, state leaders, fiscal experts predict slow growth, uncertainty
• CCC approves social consumption regulations
• MMA offers policy recommendations to address municipal fiscal challenges
• MMA launches ‘The 351’ podcast
• MMA Trade Show to feature solutions and networking
• Members to consider fiscal resolution at MMA Business Meeting
• Mobile app helps attendees navigate Connect 351
• Trade Show to feature 9 Learning Lab workshops
• MMA launches Featured Services program
• Local siting and permitting regulations move to Energy Committee
• State releases battery energy storage system FAQs

• Link to the January 2026 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.

Click here to read previous online issues.