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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The MMA today published the November 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:
• Legislators continue negotiations on several key bills
• Evolution of communications leads MMA to close The Beacon
• MIIA Executive VP Stan Corcoran to retire in June
• Foundation Budget Review Commission to examine education funding
• Connect 351 offers networking, learning and energy
• MMA holds fall Legislative Breakfast Meetings
• Move-In Mass launched to expand affordable homeownership opportunities
• Report finds inequities in liquor license process, calls for local control
• Applications open for $75M Build For Mass infrastructure loan program
• Massachusetts wins $130M in federal funding to advance West-East Rail
• House passes closeout supplemental budget
• MMA offers new professional development webinar series
• MMA webinar will cover municipal guidance document for data centers
• Women Leading Government to discuss navigating, thriving in leadership
• Link to the November 2026 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.