It's Senate budget season on Beacon Hill
This week, the Massachusetts State Senate begins debate on their 2024 budget, with plans to finalize it by the end of the week. While it's easy to think of a budget as an overwhelming sheet of dollar signs, at the statehouse, a budget is a moral document that can tell you a lot about what your elected representatives are prioritizing.
The Common · WBUR
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Show Notes
This week, the Massachusetts State Senate begins debate on their 2024 budget, with plans to finalize a proposal by the end of the week. And while it's easy to think of a budget as an overwhelming sheet of dollar signs, on Beacon Hill, a budget is a moral document that can tell you a lot about what your elected representatives are prioritizing, and what they're not.
Boston Globe Political Reporter Samantha J. Gross joins The Common to walk us through how the Senate plans to spend your tax dollars, and how this plan lines up with the budgets already presented by the governor and House.
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