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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The MMA today published the December 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:
• Connect 351 is around the corner
• Committees conclude hearings on Municipal Empowerment Act
• Administration releases comprehensive strategy for coastal protection
• MMA annual Trade Show to feature solutions and networking
• Community One Stop awards $179M for economic development projects
• Gov. Healey signs $2.3B supplemental budget to close books on FY25
• Senate passes cannabis reform bill
• Members to consider fiscal resolution at MMA Business Meeting
• Connect 351 to feature 17 engaging, timely workshops
• EOHLC releases 2025 subsidized housing inventory update
• Women Leading Government meeting focuses on empathy, resilience
• Link to the December 2025 issue of The Beacon (38 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.