Massachusetts Legislature passes $43.1 billion budget

***This Article appeared on Masslive.com on July 22nd and was written by Shira Schoenberg***   The Massachusetts House and Senate on Monday passed a $43.1 billion state budget for fiscal 2020, 22 days after the start of the fiscal year. The figure is larger than...

Massachusetts House passes fiscal 2020 budget

By Matt Murphy | State House News Service The House passed a budget Thursday night for the fiscal year that begins July 1 that would authorize more than $42.7 billion in spending, including significant new investments in elementary and secondary education, while also...