Mass. House Zooms Through Amendments, Passes $47.7B Budget Tens of millions of dollars in spending was added, largely to support investments to help guide the state out of the COVID-19 crisis
Published April 29, 2021
Joshua Roberts | Reuters
House lawmakers unanimously passed a $47.716 billion budget in the early morning hours Thursday after adding tens of millions of dollars in spending over three days, largely to support investments that representatives said would guide the state in forging a pathway out of the COVID-19 crisis. As we cautiously recover from this pandemic and look toward the future, we must continue to build back a new normal which is more resilient and equitable for everyone, House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz said as he introduced the spending bill Monday.
House lawmakers unanimously pass $47.716 billion budget
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
By Katie Lannan | State House News Service
House lawmakers unanimously passed a $47.716 billion budget in the early morning hours Thursday after adding tens of millions of dollars in spending over three days, largely to support investments that representatives said would guide the state in forging a pathway out of the COVID-19 crisis.
“As we cautiously recover from this pandemic and look toward the future, we must continue to build back a new normal which is more resilient and equitable for everyone,” House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz said as he introduced the spending bill Monday.