BOSTON â House lawmakers made clear to the Baker administration Thursday that they want more information about how the discretionary portion of $71 billion in one-time aid that s already come to Massachusetts has been spent and want to have greater say around how another $40 billion in federal stimulus money that s on the way will be spent.
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Watch: Gov. Charlie Baker to announce Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
The Baker-Polito administration is set to unveil their budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2022 in Massachusetts.
Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito will join Secretary of Administration and Finance Michael Heffernan for the announcement, scheduled to begin at noon Wednesday.
The announcement will be held in the Gardner Auditorium of the State House and livestreamed via YouTube.
The announcement comes a day after the governor’s State of the Commonwealth address.
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