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Nearly three dozen cities and towns across Massachusetts will be receiving less money from the state than initially expected for their fire departments after the Healey Administration wiped out nearly $2 million in local earmarks this week.
Gov. Maura Healey will cut $1.6 million in funding directed to 33 fire departments for fire stations, equipment, cancer prevention and other program.
Three weeks after the Healey administration filed a report with lawmakers outlining a two-year shelter cost forecast and funding gaps, House Speaker Ron Mariano said he does not know exactly what the executive branch will request from the Legislature.
Continuing to fund a record level of emergency shelter services "becomes harder and harder to support" while tax collections lag expectations, the top House Democrat said Wednesday while suggesting he's out of the loop on the governor's spending plans.
Continuing to fund a record level of emergency shelter services “becomes harder and harder to support” while tax collections lag expectations, the top House Democrat<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/house-speaker-mariano-says-shelter-costs-getting-harder-to-support/">Read More</a>