The Horse Race
Your weekly look at politics, policy and elections in Massachusetts
Episode 193: State House Roundup: What's in the ARPA spending bill?
12/9/21--Today on The Horse Race, a roundup on what's happening on Beacon Hill. Reporters Katie Lannan of State House News Service and Shira Schoenberg of CommonWealth stop by to break down what is inside the $4 billion ARPA spending bill headed for Charlie Baker's desk (and why it took so long to reach this point).
Plus, Lisa provides the scoop on the down-ballot races heating up across the state.
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