Massachusetts state legislators are working on a budget for fiscal year 2024 — and it's huge.
With more than $56.2 billion in the proposed House budget (H.3900) and various non-monetary provisions, the state continues its trend of avoiding restraint in favor of massive budgets and massive spending.
Northampton city councilors are defending themselves for voting $20,000 to decorate manhole covers with characters from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."
The funds for the project come from $4 million the city received from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to address Covid.
