Five Pieces of Pork In the Massachusetts Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

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 Mass

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 Mass…