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Tag Archives: Massachusetts Municipal Association
Massachusetts House Passes Supplemental Budget
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a supplemental budget this week which added some spending, and dealt with the Patrick Administration’s request to deal with a $550 million dollar shortfall in this budget cycle. The House declined to accept the … Continue reading
MMA Looks to Get in the Que
The Massachusetts Municipal Association yesterday called for an increase in Chapter 90 funding for localities to bridge the gap between what is spent today, and what needs to be spent to bring local roads and bridges to a “state of … Continue reading
MMA Legislative Letter on Muni Health Care
Here is the letter of March 30th sent by the MMA to the State Legislature on municipal health care. Dear Representative, On behalf of the cities, towns and local taxpayers of Massachusetts, the MMA strongly urges you to support H. … Continue reading
The MMA Letter to Governor Patrick
The Massachusetts Municipal Association, knowing that local aid cuts are right around the corner, has sent Governor Patrick a letter asking for action on a series of reforms to help cities and towns weather the coming storm. I have talked … Continue reading
Governor to Cut $128 Million in Local Aid Mid Year
Governor Deval Patrick, in an address to the MMA this morning, announced a mid year local aid cut of $128 million, made against the lottery account and the additional aid account. Governor Patrick also announced that he would make no … Continue reading
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Tagged Deval Patrick at MMA, Massachusetts Municipal Association, municipal finance
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