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Governor’s budget out

January 27, 2010 By yawu 4 Comments

Today, Governor Patrick will release the state budget, setting in motion a process of give and take that will unfold over a minimum of three months. During that period, many of us will be advocating against cuts — to our programs, our favored line items, to the local aid that keeps our communities afloat.

At ONE Massachusetts, we've been asking the Governor and Legislature to take a balanced approach to the budget deficit, combining new revenues with federal and reserve funds to avoid cutting critical programs. Our trainings will enable you to make the case for more funding and at the same time remind your audience of the critical role government plays in keeping our communities safe and healthy, fostering economic growth and expanding opportunity for everyone.

Much rides on how convincing our arguments are. How compellingly can we convey the critical importance of funding our communities. ONE Massachusetts is offering trainings designed to help you make the case for more revenue in the state budget.

On Feb. 2, join us for a training at the Boston Teachers Union in Dorchester from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Feb 3, join us for an Insider Budget Briefing at our 30 Winter Street office from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Contact yawu@realclout.org to set up a training for your staff, board or colleagues.

(Cross-posted on ONE Mass)

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  1. judy-meredith says

    January 27, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    Here is the link to the whole budget document which is broken down very nicely in useful segments in plain English (for the most part). The issues in brief are especially nice.  

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    p>Here at ONE Mass we are glad to see the Issue in Brief on the Tax Expenditure Budget again in plain English and explaining some budget language that will bring in a little over $150 million dollars.

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    p>Some will say it is small change in relation to the impact of the proposed level funding and across the board cuts imposed on the range of public structures and programs that keep out communities and our people healthy, but it’s a start.

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    p>To nobody’s surprise ONE Mass regional Networks will be urging their Legislative delegations to support these revenue proposals and maybe even propose a few more.

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  2. judy-meredith says

    January 27, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    can be found here. Lots more easy to read uncolored  bipartisan analysis. As Joe Friday used to say. “Just the facts Ma’m”

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    Introduction
    The Governor’s budget proposal (House 2) continues budget cuts from the prior two years and recommends further cuts in several areas. It also generates revenue by reducing three business tax breaks and by extending sales taxes to cover soda, candy, cigars and smokeless tobacco. In addition it relies on continued significant federal assistance and on other temporary revenues including a modest withdrawal from the state stabilization fund. This MassBudget Preliminary Analysis describes some of the major cuts and other initiatives used to balance the budget.

    If the federal government fails to provide additional state fiscal relief it would force Massachusetts and other states to implement significantly larger budget cuts and tax increases. It has been estimated that if the federal government fails to provide needed state fiscal relief and states are forced to close their entire budget gaps with spending cuts and tax increases, that could cause the loss of 900,000 jobs nationally1 — at exactly the time when job creation is particularly needed. For that reason legislation approved by the US House and pending in the Senate would extend federal assistance to the states to protect jobs by reducing state budget cuts.

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  3. amberpaw says

    January 27, 2010 at 11:00 pm

    Go to http://www.mass.gov/bb/h1/fy11…

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    p>Line item 0321-1500 is “staff”

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    p>Line item 0321-1510 is “independent contractors” who pay for offices themselves, and hire staff all over the Commonsealth.

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    p>Note the vast expansion of staff [state employees] and the slash and burn to the independent court appointed bar.

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    p>Remember, no taxpayer pays pensions, or buys so much as one piece of paper for those independents.

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    p>Follow the money; see what was done.  Lost in Obama’s speech probably to everyone but those affected by these two line items.

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    p>And – oh yeah – no separate funding or protection for Guardians Ad Litems.  None.

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  4. roarkarchitect says

    January 28, 2010 at 7:11 am

    So the total budget is 39.4B with the Federal  money thrown in – how does this compare against prior years including Federal money ?

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