Massachusetts state legislators worked out a budget for the state government for the current fiscal year recently.
With $45.9 billion in the budget and various non-monetary provisions, the budget is far from perfect. On the bright side, state Representative Nika Elugardo (D-Jamaica Plain) successfully sponsored a provision that removes the requirement that hair braiders get costly licenses from the state, so she deserves immense credit for getting some occupational licensing reform done in Massachusetts.
