Beacon Hill in 5 is a weekly check-in at the Massachusetts Statehouse from New England Public Media. Get a quick look at the week ahead in state politics and government with Carrie Healy, NEPM’s Morning Edition host, and a journalist from the State House News Service.

Latest episodes of the podcast Beacon Hill In 5

• Massachusetts hits a solar milestone, but can the grid handle the heat?
• Mass. House lawmakers push big spending hike despite federal funding fears
• Proposed cuts to state's mental health program for youth has WMass lawmakers furious
• Surtax debate heats up as Massachusetts lawmakers tackle 'geographic equity' in funding
• Western Mass. lawmakers seek a speedy fix by Gov. Healey in filling judicial vacancies
• Budget hearings resume as Mass. lawmakers hear from education reps
• Mass. lawmakers call for stronger health care regulation, action
• Mass. lawmakers have months of tough decisions ahead as 2026 budget talks begin
• Western Mass. lawmaker promoted, as House speaker puts more women in leadership posts
• Back from vacation, Mass. lawmakers confront the $425M shelter crisis, again
• Voters demanded transparency. Is that what the Massachusetts Senate delivered?
• Slow start, rushed finish: Mass. senators weigh rules changes amid a transparency push
• Happy New Year 2025: A new year brings new laws to Massachusetts
• Mass. lawmakers consider cuts and regulation to shelter, food and water amid budget challenges
• Mass. lawmakers are split between tradition and defiance over Trump's inauguration
• Beacon Hill’s budget balancing act: Tax revenue rises, but storm clouds loom for next year
• After much criticism, Massachusetts lawmakers signal change is ahead
• Happy New Year 2025: A new year brings new laws to Massachusetts
• Unwrapping the gifts Massachusetts lawmakers handed constituents in 2024
• Trump's White House return raises uncertainty for Massachusetts higher education officials