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The General Court of Massachusetts State House, Boston, 02133-1053 —- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Laura Oggeri Seth Gitell July 1, 2013 Senate President House Speaker (617) 722-1500 (617) 722-2500 House, Senate Pass Fiscal Year 2013 Supplemental Budget Adds $133.4 million to FY13 spending and strengthens EBT enforcement …
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The General Court of Massachusetts State House, Boston, 02133-1053 —- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Laura Oggeri Seth Gitell July 1, 2013 Senate President House Speaker (617) 722-1500 (617) 722-2500 House, Senate Pass Comprehensive FY14 Budget Includes Strong Investments for Essential Services and Programs (BOSTON) – The Massachusetts Legislature …
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The legislature today approved its $34 billion budget for Fiscal 2014 (124-29 in the House and 36-3 in the Senate). Fiscal 2014 starts today, July 1. Some items of note in the budget include: Increases in local aid — especially for communities that had been treated unfairly under the Chapter 70 School Aid formula, like Watertown. …
I’ve recently received some correspondence along the following lines: Dear Senator William Brownsberger: Please vote no on an ACROSS THE BOARD tobacco tax increase. Smokeless tobacco does not pose the same health threats and general repugnancy as do cigarettes (with the exception of spittoons as ground litter.). Cigarette smoke affects lungs(aerobic fitness potential, etc.), nearby …
Wednesday and Thursday of last week were long days as we plowed through 725 budget amendments. It was a relatively smooth year with fewer controversial issues. The budget was tight, but fewer programs were taking deep cuts so there was less anxiety overall than there has been for the past few years. My biggest concerns …
The Senate Ways and Means Committee released its budget draft for Fiscal 2014 today. It shaves total formula local aid overall just slightly, but some communities that have historically been shortchanged, notably Watertown, do a little better. In addition to making adjustments in the main local aid accounts it fully funds the special education circuit …
