Mayor: 'We Should Be Okay' With State Cuts
Mayor Gary Christenson said the city anticipated the reductions and planned accordingly earlier this year.
Muncipalities across the commonwealth are facing potential cuts to local aid Gov. Deval Patrick proposed last week, in anticipation of the "fiscal cliff" combined with projected state tax revenues that are more than $500,000 lower than previously expected. "The uncertainty of the fiscal cliff and the resulting slow down in growth, is the direct cause of our budget challenges," Patrick said. "Congress and the President must come to terms on a solution so the private sector will continue to make the kind of investments that create jobs, grow state and federal tax revenue collections and contribute to a lasting economic recovery." Based on Patrick's proposal, four programs stand to be affected by cuts: Exact figures will be hammered out by …
AnnieOMalden
9:20 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Oh, Paul, I think you know what I mean. You aren't that thick are you? How many loopholes do the middle class folks have access to that those with huge fortunes routinely use? Or businesses? more ›