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Youthful protest over job funding disrupts budget debate

BOSTON – Protesters backing an amendment to increase funding for youth jobs programs were escorted out of the gallery in the House of Representatives during the budget debate Tuesday after they began chanting at lawmakers and displayed a banner reading, "What you fund can build or ruin lives." The

Massachusetts

Sales tax roll-back proposal runs into Democratic wall

BOSTON – Saying state spending has risen 50 percent since 2006, state Rep. James Lyons appealed to his colleagues in the House of Representatives Monday to roll back the Massachusetts sales tax to 5 percent from 6.25 percent. Rep. Stephen Kulik, a Worthington Democrat, argued for an amendment to study

Massachusetts

House rejects film credit cap, gas tax increase

BOSTON – The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Monday shot down proposals to increase the state gas tax and to cap the state's film tax credit program as they began to dispense with more than 1,300 amendments to a state budget bill. The House swiftly took care of

Massachusetts

Court predicts layoffs, enviro groups also knock House budget

STATE HOUSE — Cities and towns reliant on local aid saw much to celebrate in the $39.5 billion budget proposal released by House leadership on Wednesday, but some groups, including the court system, were less excited by the fiscal restraint shown in the spending plan for next year. The budget,

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Brazil Congress moves closer to impeaching Rousseff

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A congressional committee has recommended that the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff move forward, bringing the possible ouster of the embattled leader a step closer. Rousseff is facing impeachment proceedings over allegations her administration violated fiscal rules to mask budget problems by shifting around government

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UMass posts record financial aid but faces long-term budget gap

BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts spent more on student financial aid this academic year than ever before, thanks in part to the Legislature's recent approval of supplemental funding for the university system. UMass increased the amount it provides in student financial aid by $20 million this year, the

Massachusetts

Baker gains allies in push for voc-tech school aid

BOSTON – Advocates pushing for more resources to help move vocational students into careers are aligned with Gov. Charlie Baker as they seek budgetary increases this year and $75 million in bond authorization to buy school equipment and pay for expansions. Rep. Alice Peisch, a Wellesley Democrat who is co-chairwoman of

Massachusetts

Spending measure faces delays as House, Senate versions differ

BOSTON – In back-to-back sessions, the House and Senate this week passed $168 million spending bills and leaders warned state spending accounts will soon run out of money if a new spending law is not agreed upon soon. But while the bills are similar, the Senate on Thursday passed a slightly