THE HOUSE’S 58-member Progressive Caucus scored some modest victories in its three priorities for the fiscal 2020 budget bill this week. The House ramped up funding in the three spending […]
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Center: FY18 budget gap $615.7m
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center estimates the state’s funding gap for the coming fiscal year will be $615.7 million and recommends two policy changes to introduce greater transparency into […]
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Baker’s budget balance
IF THERE IS a punching bag in state government, it is the Governor’s Council. Derided as an anachronistic holdover from colonial days, the eight-member body’s main job is to confirm […]
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Wind subsidy tucked inside spending bill
By Bruce Mohl A special interest wind power subsidy is tucked inside a spending bill that is the focus of a power struggle between Democrats and Republicans on Beacon Hill. […]
