BOSTON – The Massachusetts Legislature has come to an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, which contains many of Senator Brian A. Joyce’s priorities, including tracking down and eliminating government overlaps and redundancy; paying down pension liabilities to save taxpayer money in the future; and supporting early childhood education, mental health and substance abuse treatment services, senior home care, and veterans’ services.
“The final FY15 budget upholds the state’s commitment to protect and support vulnerable populations without overreaching on our financial obligations,” said Joyce. “It supports our continued efforts by making targeted financial investments to ensure our continued economic recovery.”
The budget boosts school funding by $100 million, reduces the waitlist for early education services, increases funding for substance abuse treatment, and seeks to reduce caseloads at the Department of Children and Families. It also bumps funding to towns and municipalities which is put toward public safety and infrastructure improvement.
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The bill now heads to the Governor.