BUDGET BONANZA: House Ways and Means chairman Brian Dempsey's budget proposal was released yesterday. Here is a rundown of the top budget stories from the local press:
DeLeo’s budget would curb labor – The Boston Globe
Union leaders blast House plan for health-insurance changes – Lowell Sun Online
DeLeo: Budget full of ‘tough decisions’ – BostonHerald.com:
House Budget Plan Includes Nearly $2B Of Cuts, Savings | WBUR
Local Official: Budget Will Help Control Community Health Care Costs | WBUR
Dempsey tweaks Patrick proposals – CommonWealth Magazine
House leaders seek to strip health-plan bargaining rights from unions | masslive.com
House releases $30B spending plan – Worcester Telegram & Gazett
House aims at health plans – Worcester Telegram & Gazett
State aid cut looms – The Sun Chronicle Online – News
Mass. looks to cut public defender program costs – AP
GUVS TALK HC: Gov. Deval Patrick (Globe) and former Gov. Mitt Romney seems to have different takes (TPM) on the five-year-old health care reform bill Romney signed.
RENDER UNTO SPEAKER: Will Caesar's Palace (BBJ) open at Suffolk Downs if casino gambling becomes reality? (Herald)
Read the rest of today's stories on the MassterList