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16 days agoMassachusetts Senate Committee Advances Municipal Procurement Reforms in S.3290
The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means advanced S.3290, a FY2026 closeout budget proposing higher municipal purchasing thresholds, streamlined cooperative purchasing, and a snow-hauling procurement exemption. The bill also includes $159.8 million for MassDOT snow and ice removal and $2 million for municipal public-safety assistance, but neither figure represents an announced contract award; the measure remains subject to Senate action.