Leading Massachusetts into the future will take the talent, dedication, and hard work of leaders from all of our 351 cities and towns. Our mission at the Massachusetts Municipal Association is to help those leaders deal with some of the toughest issues in the state.

Leading Massachusetts into the future will take the talent, dedication, and hard work of leaders from all of our 351 cities and towns. Our mission at the Massachusetts Municipal Association is to help those leaders deal with some of the toughest issues in the state.

The MMA today published the April 2026 issue of The Beacon, which features coverage of the latest news affecting local government on topics including legislative and fiscal issues, grant opportunities...

NLC CEO and Executive Director Clarence Anthony and Boston journalist Crystal Haynes as part of a fireside chat recorded in Boston, with our friends and partners…

Leading Massachusetts into the future will take the talent, dedication, and hard work of leaders from all of our 351 cities and towns. Our mission at the Massachusetts Municipal Association is to help...

Leading Massachusetts into the future will take the talent, dedication, and hard work of leaders from all of our 351 cities and towns. Our mission at the Massachusetts Municipal Association is to help...

Despite revenue from new taxes​, a report says there could be a historic fiscal crisis in Massachusetts. So where is the money going?

Massachusetts Municipal Association Executive Director Adam Chapdelaine, Amesbury Mayor Kassandra Gove, and Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance Executive Director Paul Craney join The Codcast to dive deep o...

From the Beacon, November 2025 Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to talk with a broad array of MMA members about our recently released report on the fiscal strain facing cities and tow...

A new report warns that inflation, shrinking state aid and the limits of Proposition 2½ are creating a “perfect storm” for municipal budgets.

The MMA today published the October 2025 issue of The Beacon, which features coverage of the latest news affecting local government on topics including legislative and fiscal issues, grant opportuniti...

Registration opens today for Connect 351, the MMA’s annual conference, which will be held Jan. 22-24 in Boston’s Seaport District. Connect 351 offers local leaders an opportunity to collaborate with a...

From the Beacon, September 2025 In some ways, I cannot believe that in 2025 I’m writing about the pressures that health care costs are putting on already-strained municipal budgets. I say this from th...

The MMA is accepting nominations for its annual municipal website awards, which will be presented during the MMA’s Connect 351 conference in January 2026. The awards recognize excellence in customer s...

From the Beacon, Summer 2025 In the June issue, I wrote about the economic uncertainty that the Commonwealth is facing and the importance of maintaining a strong state and local partnership in the fac...

From the Beacon, June 2025 Every morning as we read the news, it increasingly feels like economic hazards lie on the road ahead. Whether it be concerns about the impacts of tariffs, the effects of new...

The MMA today published the May 2025 issue of The Beacon, which features coverage of the latest news affecting local government on topics including legislative and fiscal issues, grant opportunities, ...

The MMA today published the May 2025 issue of The Beacon, which features coverage of the latest news affecting local government on topics including legislative and fiscal issues, grant opportunities, ...

5/1/25: Hannah Moushabeck of Interlink Publishing: anti-Zionist Sim Kern’s “Genocide Bad.” MA Municipal Assoc CEO Adam Chapdelaine: Tough budget season shrouded in uncertainty. Atty Maria Frees of Nat...

From the Beacon, May 2025 There’s little doubt that the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived. You see it in the headlines. You may be using it at work, and at home. And some of you may be w...

Hao brought extensive industry expertise and a relentless optimism to Healey's cabinet, making her popular in the business community.

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From the Beacon, April 2025 Spring in Massachusetts means many different things — like the opening of the Red Sox season, and temperatures jumping from 30 to 60 and back to 30 again — but most pertine...

by Frederica Saylor Lalonde - Kate Fitzpatrick was working in the human resources department for the state of Massachusetts and taking weekend shifts at the Ground Round on Soldier’s Field Road in 199...

The Legislature has enacted and sent to the governor a bill to extend authorizations for local boards and committees to hold public meetings remotely or in a hybrid format through June of 2027. The bi...

The Legislature has enacted and sent to the governor a bill to extend authorizations for local boards and committees to hold public meetings remotely or in a hybrid format through June of 2027. The bi...

3/18/25: State Rep. Aaron Saunders: federal cuts to agriculture & food programs. Prison Policy Initiative Comms Dir Mike Wessler on the just-published "Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie." Comedy Q...

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The House today passed a bill that would extend the authorizations for local boards and committees to hold public meetings remotely or in a hybrid format for more than two more years. The bill, H. 62,...

From Brockton to Buckland and Northfield to Newton, more than 60 municipal officials are asking lawmakers to take swift action to allow them to continue to hold remote and hybrid public meetings beyon...

With thousands of federal workers having lost their jobs recently, the Healey-Driscoll administration has launched a website with employment and job training resources to help them transition to caree...

From the Beacon, February 2025 Last week, at Connect 351, more than 1,400 of us were able to come together and collectively rally around the importance of local government and the critical services th...

In a year that promises both challenges and opportunities for cities and towns, the MMA’s new president and vice president for 2025 pledge to continue the organization’s steady leadership and strength...

With a two-sentence memo this afternoon, the Office of Management and Budget has rescinded Monday’s memo calling for a widespread freeze on federal financial assistance and grant programs, less than 2...

To celebrate its centennial, NLC honored young municipal leaders with the Centennial Under 40 Impact Award. The award recognizes and celebrates the…