Unlike traditional budget surpluses, which must be allocated in a timely way, there’s no ticking clock attached to excess surtax collections, and it’s not clear when or how lawmakers would move to carve up the funding.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of May 13-17. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.The House gave near unanimous approval to two major bills – one making major investments in information technology (IT) upgrades, and the other aimed at […]
The estimated haul is already $800 million more than what Governor Maura Healey and state lawmakers planned to spend from its revenue in fiscal year 2024.
BOSTON — A pair of potential statewide ballot questions face new complications after opponents complained about one’s financial disclosure and the other’s official title and summary.