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Massachusetts Lawmakers Push to Limit War Powers as State Senate Passes $3.28B Education Bond Bill

Massachusetts Lawmakers Push to Limit War Powers as State Senate Passes $3.28B Education Bond Bill

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 Massachusetts lawmakers are responding forcefully to the U.S.-led airstrikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and over 500 others, with the state's congressional delegation, including Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Jake Auchincloss, pushing for a vote to limit presidential war powers without congressional approval, according to WBUR News. Anti-war and celebratory protests unfolded in Boston over the weekend, as reported by The Boston Globe, amid escalating Middle East tensions and rising oil prices noted by NPR.

In state politics, the Senate unanimously passed the BRIGHT Act on February 26, a $3.28 billion bond bill funded partly by Fair Share surtax revenues to modernize public higher education facilities, address deferred maintenance, build labs, vocational centers, and campus housing across community colleges, state universities, and UMass campuses, per a Massachusetts Senate press release. Senate President Karen Spilka hailed it as delivering safe, energy-efficient classrooms, with Governor Maura Healey praising its job creation potential. A poll shows 63 percent of voters oppose a 2026 ballot measure to repeal the adult-use cannabis program, which generated $1.6 billion last year, according to Cannabis Business Times and Marijuana Moment.

On the economic front, Worcester Public Schools rolled out 20 new electric buses funded by $8 million in grants, promising 40 to 60 percent lower maintenance costs and quieter rides, WBUR reports. School construction costs are rising, with over $700 million in projects ahead, per 21st Century School Fund.

Community updates include MBTA signal work disrupting Orange Line service south of Back Bay through Sunday and Red Line Braintree branch slowdowns after 8 p.m. for two weeks. Dozens of districts delayed openings Wednesday due to black ice from snow-turned-rain, Boston 25 News says, while a potential ice storm looms Thursday night per CBS Boston.

Looking Ahead: Watch for House action on the BRIGHT Act, New England Revolution's rescheduled home opener on March 15 after blizzard delays at Gillette Stadium, and a blood moon lunar eclipse visible early Tuesday.

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