‘All bets are off’ if Trump cuts Medicaid, Mass. Senate budget boss warns

‘All bets are off’ if Trump cuts Medicaid, Mass. Senate budget boss warns

"We think it’s prudent to move forward and to pass a budget based upon the facts that we know now, and then we’ll deal with the future," Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairperson Michael Rodriques, D-1st Bristol/Plymouth, said.

Senate budget panel recommends 6.3% annual spending increase

SENATE DEMOCRATS plan to press ahead with a large boost in state spending on the traditional budgeting timeline, even as the chamber’s budget chief cautioned that “all bets are off” if federal Medicaid cuts materialize.The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday plans to roll out a $61.32 billion budget for fiscal year 2026, calling for a 6.3 percent increase in spending that’s less than the 7.4 percent bump Gov. Maura Healey sought and the 6…

Mass. Senate budget panel recommends 6.3% annual spending increase

Massachusetts Senate Democrats plan to press ahead with a large boost in state spending on the traditional budgeting timeline, even as the chamber’s budget chief cautioned that “all bets are off” if federal Medicaid cuts materialize. The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday plans to roll out a $61.32 billion budget for fiscal year 2026, calling for a 6.3% increase in spending that’s less than the 7.4% bump Gov. Maura Healey sought and the …

MassBudget's Statement on the FY 2026 Senate Ways and Means Budget Proposal - Mass. Budget and Policy Center

Today, the Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Committee released their proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. This comes after the House finalized their budget proposal last week. The SWM proposal outlines a plan to spend over $61.3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1. “We are very excited about the substantial investments made to address key public education and transportation needs. In the SWM FY 2026 budget proposal, the Fair S…