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Budget cuts draw bleak predictions, calls for veto

Local aid, healthcare, social programs hit hard

Governor Deval Patrick has 10 days to sign, veto, or offer modifications to the $27.4 billion budget proposal. Governor Deval Patrick has 10 days to sign, veto, or offer modifications to the $27.4 billion budget proposal.
By Matt Viser
Globe Staff / June 20, 2009

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Schools will close, municipal employees will be laid off, and waits for a new driver’s license will grow under a $27.4 billion state budget approved yesterday by House and Senate lawmakers. (Full article: 1075 words)

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