[More news from the House of Representatives, posted by David Guarino, communications director for Speaker DiMasi]The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed a $278.7 million supplemental budget that closes the books on Fiscal … [Read more...]
Michigan and Maryland address budget shortfalls.
Below are excerpts from an article published by "progressisestates.org". It highlights and shows how Michigan and Maryland are succesfully addressing their budget shortfalls. Its noteworthy that in both states significant … [Read more...]
Attotneys for the indigent STILL unpaid for all work done 4/1/07-6/30/07
On Thursday, September 27, the Legislature will go back into formal session. On that date, a delegation from the Massachusetts Association of Court Appointed Attorneys will be on Beacon Hill in an effort to secure passage of this … [Read more...]
To the Legislature: Reject Patrick’s Casino Plan
However, it appears that inevitably, we might just regret this easy fix to our long term structural problems. Economic development can also be arrested (a lot) by casinos, as smaller entertainment and retail businesses dry up trying to … [Read more...]
George W. Bush and his Iraq Supplemental Funding
The fact that the Iraq War has been largely funding through supplemental appropriations has drawn criticism from groups like The Concord Coalition, and from figures like Sen. John McCain (R - Arizona). Last October, the Coalition noted that … [Read more...]
Walking through the Federal Budget Process
The budget process for federal fiscal 2008 began with the release of the President's budget in February. Congress then approved a budget resolution in May; this resolution is supposed to guide Congress as it considers the appropriations … [Read more...]
Budget, property taxes, and the bad vote
OK, holiday's over. It looks like we're pretty close to having a budget, and while the legislature deserves credit for encouraging the consolidation of health care and pension fund spending, their budget is going to include a lot more … [Read more...]
Back from India — Conversation with Treasurer Tim Cahill
Almost two weeks ago now (I gotta process this stuff more quickly), Massachusetts Treasurer took some time to talk to David, Bob and me. He had just returned from India as the recipient of an Eisenhower Fellowship, which sends public … [Read more...]
Wonk out! Senate budget released
Here's a little roundup of the Senate's budget:Here's the Senate's executive summary, and here's the general site. Health Care for All's reaction:The budget includes strong provisions on health access. Health reform is fully funded, and … [Read more...]
Schedule for the release of the 2007 budget by the MA State Senate
The Massachusetts State Senate is schedule to release its budget on Wednesday, May 16th. Their goal is to have the budget released at the State House that afternoon - and online that afternoon as well. There will then be 48 … [Read more...]
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