BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed a $2.3 billion supplemental budget Tuesday that plugs revenue gaps from the previous fiscal year and buoys the state’s Medicaid program with federal funding cuts looming on the horizon.
The spending plan, approved by the Legislature before it recessed last week for winter break, calls for closing out the previous fiscal year’s books by providing more money for health care, education and the state’s life sciences industry.
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By Christian M. Wade | Statehouse Reporter
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