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Beacon Hill Roll Call: FY 26 Budget Signed Into Law

MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 6 – Budget includes $7.362 billion for education aid and invests $2.4 billion from Fair Share surtax in transportation and education without raising taxes, while vetoing $130 million in spending.

  • On July 11, 2025, Governor Maura Healey approved and signed into law Massachusetts’ budget for the fiscal year 2026, which totals $60.9 billion.
  • The budget results from bipartisan efforts after the House and Senate passed separate versions, which were reconciled through a conference committee agreement.
  • The FY26 budget allocates $7.362 billion to Chapter 70 aid, the primary state funding program for public schools, along with investments in affordable housing, tuition-free community college, and expanded transportation funding backed by $2.4 billion from revenues generated by the Fair Share Amendment surtax.
  • Governor Healey approved the budget, describing it as financially prudent and supportive of the qualities that define Massachusetts, despite vetoing $130 million in proposed expenditures.
  • The budget is expected to lower costs for families while supporting infrastructure and social services, though critics warn of ongoing local aid shortfalls and federal funding uncertainties.
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On July 4, as Boston celebrated Independence Day, Governor Healey announced the new $60.9 billion state budget for 2026. This budget seeks to make housing, transportation and education more accessible in Massachusetts, with programs such as free school meals, free community schools, and free regional transportation. “In addition, we signed this budget at a time of great dysfunction in Washington. The president is about to sign a bill that will l…

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