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What got done as the Massachusetts legislative session went into overtime this week

The Mass. state capitol in Boston
WAMC/Ian Pickus
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WAMC/Ian Pickus
The Mass. state capitol in Boston

There was a flurry of activity on Beacon Hill in the closing days of the Massachusetts state legislative session, the last for two-term Republican Governor Charlie Baker.

Baker signed a nearly $53 billion budget that includes spending increases, and lawmakers sent the governor a series of reforms to how the state oversees soldiers’ homes – following the devastating COVID outbreaks during the height of the pandemic.

For analysis, WAMC's Ian Pickus spoke with Matt Murphy of Statehouse News Service.

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