Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) announced $375 million in budget cuts, including cuts to funding for firefighters, while also rolling out college financial aid for undocumented immigrants.
Mr. Healy said this week that his office would consider hundreds of job cuts. millions of An additional $500 will be added from the state budget to make up for the $1 billion shortfall in fiscal year 2024. As part of budget cuts, cities and towns will lose millions of dollars in funding for local fire departments.
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About 30 cities and towns in Massachusetts will receive less money from the state for their fire departments than originally expected. It comes after the Healey government burned through nearly $2 million in local spending this week. [Emphasis added]
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Total of 33 cities/townsincluding Boston, Everett, Quincy, and Worcester. Everyone receives less money It was bigger than expected, McKinnon said. [Emphasis added]
Governor Healey cuts $1.68 million in funding for firefighters pic.twitter.com/BklMgwJg96
— Massachusetts Firefighters (@THE_PFFM) January 11, 2024
The biggest part of Healey's budget cuts is cutting nearly everything. 300 million dollars He helped fund the state's Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), known as MassHealth.
While Massachusetts taxpayers prepare for budget cuts, the Healey administration announced a program to open up college financial aid to undocumented immigrants in what it calls “tuition equity.”
“Quality higher education should be available to all Massachusetts high school graduates,” Healy said. Said. “Students who have been active members of Massachusetts communities for many years should be eligible for the historic financial aid program we launched this year, providing them with opportunities to advance their careers and build our state's workforce.” should be given every opportunity to participate.”
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