State lawmakers sent a proposed budget to Gov. Maura Healey this week, roughly one month after it was supposed to be completed. Their compromise plan totals more than $56 billion and includes: free meals for all public school students, expanded access to the state's subsidized health-insurance program, and $20 million for free community college tuition for older students who lack degrees. The budget also makes undocumented students eligible for in-state tuition and state financial aid, as long as they meet certain requirements.
But plenty of other priorities weren't included in the budget, which Healey now has a week to sign or send back with vetoes. Adam Reilly digs into the budget's details and the broader messages it sends with GBH News State House Reporter Katie Lannan, political strategist and Tufts professor Samuel Gebru, and Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance spokesperson Paul Craney.
Are you satisfied with the Legislature's budget proposals? How about the process they used to create it? Email us your thoughts at TalkingPolitics@wgbh.org, or share them via the Talking Politics page.
You can watch this discussion right now or catch the full show at 7 p.m. on GBH 2. Subscribe to the GBH News’ YouTube channel to get updates on future segments and episodes.
