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Speaker 1: Governor Healey's proposed almost sixty three billion dollar budget will

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Speaker 1: have the state spending.

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Speaker 2: More in contrast to what we've seen out of Washington.

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Speaker 2: We're going to make sure in Massachusetts that we preserve

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Speaker 2: funding and services for the most vulnerable.

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Speaker 1: It's an increase in spending from last fiscal year, but

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Speaker 1: Healey says it's higher in part because of losses of

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Speaker 1: federal funding.

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Speaker 2: We leaned into our affordability agenda because saving money for

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Speaker 2: people is the most important work of our state right now.

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Speaker 1: The plan doesn't include raising taxes or fees. Over a

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Speaker 1: billion dollars will go towards making housing more affordable. Over

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Speaker 1: another billion to support childcare financial assistance programs. Here's Lieutenant

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Speaker 1: Governor Kim driscoll.

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Speaker 3: In total of s, budget dedicates ten point four billion

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Speaker 3: dollars in local aid for cities and towns in fiscal

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Speaker 3: year twenty seven.

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Speaker 1: Billions will go towards the MBTA, infrastructure and education. The

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Speaker 1: budget also reigning in healthcare costs at the state House

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