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The coronavirus pandemic and vaccine rollout continue to command much of state lawmakers’ attention, but the budget process will pick up pace this month as the Legislature prepares to set funding priorities. The House Ways and Means Committee typically releases its budget proposal in mid-April, and a Tuesday budget hearing considered health and human services expenditures, which account for the majority of spending. A report last week detailing “multi-system failures” in the death of a Fall River teen has also captured the attention of several lawmakers who want to reform the state’s child welfare systems. And Gov. Charlie Baker’s Friday amendments to a COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave proposal have worried advocates over the amendments’ exclusion of municipal employees.

Fall riverUnited statesHarvard universityBen downingDanielle allenRon marianoSonia changKaryn politoScott khourieTricia farley bouvierMaura healeyDavid almondDepartment of childrenOffice of the childMeans committeeHouse ways