How Could the State Budget Cuts Affect Newton?
Gov. Deval Patrick has announced plans to cut the state's local aid for the current fiscal year. But what does that mean for Newton?
Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday announced plans to close a $540 million state budget deficit through a combination of cuts and transfers from the state's "rainy day" fund. The proposed cuts, some of which require the approval of the legislature, would reduce the state's planned aid to Newton in the current fiscal year, fiscal 2013. Starting with unrestricted local aid, Newton would see a cut if Patrick moves forward with a proposed 1 percent reduction in the state's unrestricted local aid, which "funds municipal services including police and fire protection, parks, and public works," according to the state budget center. This cut would require approval by the legislature. In Newton, the $313 million fiscal 2013 budget includes about $4.9 …
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Adam Maleson
5:11 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012
What were Deval Patrick's comments as he toured Newton's Taj Mahigh North Highschool this spring? How many hundreds of millions did the state grant to Newton for this greedy extravagance, The Most Expensive Public School in Massachusetts? I'd like know what Deval Patrick's actual reactions and comments were upon his visiting Newton. Balance the budget? Yeah, balance THIS, guvnah! more ›