Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, OCTObEr 24, 2025 Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 50 - Report No. 42 October 13-17, 2025 Copyright © 2025 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved. By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of October 13-17. $2.25 BILLION FISCAL 2025 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET (H 4601) House 141-14 approved and sent to the Senate a $2.25 billion fi scal 2025 supplemental budget designed to close SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 15 with heart, humor and spectacle, it’s a celebration of love, adventure and following your dreams. Don’t miss this enchanting journey that will showcase the incredible talent of our SMHS students! It promises to be fun for audiences of all ages! Tickets: Tickets will be available at the door or in advance, online. Tickets can be purchased at https://gofan. co/app/school/MA14717_1 Show dates: Friday, November 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 15, at 2:00 p.m. (matinee out the books on fi scal year 2025. The measure provides $1.67 billion to MassHealth and $374 million to former Steward Health Care hospitals at a time when state offi - cials say they are feeling budget pressures associated with rising health care costs. The proposal would also increase hospital contributions by $50 million to support the Health Safety Net and stabilize funding for MassHealth and safety net hospitals. Other provisions include $10 million for Health Care for All to conduct a public awareness campaign, and to conduct health coverage enrollment assistance for communities at risk of losing health perfect for younger audience members); Sunday, November 16, at 2:00 p.m. (matinee perfect for younger audience members). Ticket prices: Adults $15, Students $10; Preshow Event $8 per student (Saturday & Sunday at 12:30 p.m. before the show). In addition to the performance, the Friends of the SHSDC, along with SHSDC students, will host a Community Engagement Fundraiser Event beginning at 12:30 p.m., preceding the Saturday & Sunday matinees. The event will feature photo opportunities with ~ Legal Notice ~ NOTICE TO PRECINCT 1 EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTERS Due to an inadvertent clerical error the name of the second candidate listed on the November 4, 2025 Municipal Election Ballot for Precinct 1 for town meeting was misspelled. The correct spelling of the candidate is Stacy Marie Herman-Dorant. Saugus Town Clerk Chief Elections Officer, 298 Central Street Saugus, MA 01906 781-231-4104 eschena@saugus-ma.gov October 24, 2025 care coverage as a result of the new Medicaid reporting requirements; $10 million for the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center; $5 million in grants to reproductive health care providers; $60.7 million for snow and ice removal; $12.5 million for prisoners to make free phone calls; $12 million for Universal School Meals; $6.8 million for the Clean Water Trust Fund; $3.5 million for State Police operations;$15 million for a new Sports and Entertainment Fund grant program, for which $10 million will be set aside for the events related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and withholding most of a $162 million funding request from county sheriff s, until the state Inspector General investigates sheriff s’ fi nances. “This supplemental budget closes the books on fi scal year 2025, and aims to fortify the commonwealth’s fi nances, bolster economic development and ensure continued Characters, Arts and Crafts, Face Painting and more. Definitely a fun event for families with young children! More information on these events will follow! All per formances and events will take place at the SMHS complex, with performances taking place in the Lemoine-Mitchell Auditorium. We are thrilled to bring this Disney Classic to life and genuinely look forward to seeing you in the audience, supporting the hard work and dedication of the SHSDC students! access to critical health care services,” said House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy). “In the face of unrelenting attacks from the Trump Administration that will strip health insurance coverage from millions of Americans and deny access to lifesaving vaccinations, this supplemental budget will help vulnerable residents prepare for, and avoid, a lapse in coverage and ensure continued access to vaccines for every child in Massachusetts.” “This supplemental budget will close the books on fi scal year 2025 in a balanced and fi scally responsible manner,” said Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (D-Boston), Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means. “By making critical investments into much needed programs in healthcare, education and housing to name a few, the commonwealth will be in a strong fi scal position for fi scal year 2026 and beyond.” “There has been little inforAbout The Saugus Advocate We welcome press releases, news announcements, freelance articles and courtesy photos from the community. Our deadline is 6 p.m. on Tuesday. If you have a story idea, an article or a photo to submit, please email me at mvoge@comcast.net or leave a message mation on why there are exorbitant runaway costs in the MassHealth program,” said Rep. Ken Sweezey (R-Hanson). “I cannot continue to support writing blank checks without accountability and a strategy to reel in the spending. I also see a need for some serious reforms to the HomeBase program and the no-cost calls program within our correctional facilities before we continue to supplement their budgets.” “I believe we need proper oversight of these medical expenditures before committing more funding,” said Rep. Mike Soter (R-Bellingham). “The governor should provide a detailed report outlining what’s driving these rising costs before requesting additional taxpayer dollars. We can’t claim to have a revenue problem in one breath and then spend signifi cant public funds without accountability in the next.” “The Democrats have once BEACON | SEE PAGE 17 at 978-683-7773. Or send your press release to me in the mail at PO Box 485, North Andover, MA 01845. Let us become your hometown newspaper. The Saugus Advocate is available in the Saugus Public Library, the Saugus Senior Center, Saugus Town Hall, local convenience stores and restaurants throughout town. YOUNG ARTISTS AT WORK: Mary Urban of WIN Waste Innovations watched as children painted pumpkins at last Friday’s Fall Fun Fest at Blessed Sacrament Church. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
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