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The House will retain the unobtainable 2030 NetZero climate mandates in a 2026 legislative “fix” designed to provide incumbent protection but no real reform, according to people familiar with the bi-partisan member only briefings that took place on Beacon Hill on Tuesday.
Despite widespread membership displeasure with MassSave, the state program which assists ratepayers with “energy efficient upgrades” it will not be repealed but some non-energy aspects of the program, including marketing budgets may be trimmed.
In November 2025 House Energy Chair Mark Cusack suggested the 2030 NetZero climate mandates be converted to goals, he quickly withdrew that proposal and based upon the the meetings this week Cusack will not reintroduce the proposal in 2026.
Issues to watch:
How did Governor Healey so easily finance the Eversource, National Grid and Unitil $50 “refund” she announced in March 2025
Should landlords share MassSave energy savings with tenants
Hilarious, if not so pathetic.
Weeks after the Boston Globe parted ways with their first ever woman editor Nancy Barnes in favor of the return of #metoo tainted Brian McGrory, Emily Rooney finally had her say on Beat the Press hosted by Contrarian Boston.
Player Personnel.
John Milligan joined Team Minogue in December, with Minogue forking over $9600 for the former Mass GOP Executive Director in the final month of 2025.
Jean Card, who hasn’t posted to X since the Twitter Board of Directors accepted Elon’s take over bid in April 2022, will now run convention operations for the MassGOP in place of Wendy Wakeman who departed the role last week.