Legislators seek input on budget; hearings scheduled across Mass.
The Joint Committee for Ways & Means will hold public hearings at various locations around the state in March to gather input for the Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
Read MoreBelow is information about Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2008, the landmark rate-setting law the Council and others worked to pass more than 10 years ago. The Council routinely attends public hearings and files testimony on human services rates.
The Joint Committee for Ways & Means will hold public hearings at various locations around the state in March to gather input for the Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
Read MoreBudget season for Fiscal Year 2019 is officially underway. Governor Charlie Baker unveiled a $40.905 billion spending proposal for FY ’19 on Jan. 24, including modest increases or level-funding for most human services line items. As he did in his State of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 23, Gov. Baker used his budget message to
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