Massachusetts Would See More Than $91.6 Million in Cuts Under Sequester
Do you wonder what the 'sequester' will mean for Massachusetts? A White House report gives examples of where federal aid would be cut.
Massachusetts would see more than $91 million in federal funds cut from a myriad of programs if Congress fails to act this week to avoid the sequester, the Obama Administration said Sunday. In a move designed to pressure Republicans into accepting new taxes on the wealthy as part of a deal to prevent the sequester from taking effect on Friday, the White House released reports that outlined how those cuts would impact individual states, The Huffington Post reported. Here are some examples of what's on the chopping block for us here in Massachusetts, according to the report: After the reports were released, congressional Republicans criticized the Obama administration for the PR move, The Huffington Post reported. “Rather than issuing last-…
Beth McManus
12:04 pm on Sunday, May 15, 2011
The cost of building a whole new high school would be double the cost of renovating our existing building. The MSBA; the Massachusetts School Building Authority gives more reimbursement points to a town that renovates a existing building than to towns that build a new one. A new high school is also not needed. A debt exclusion means the project will be paid for in twenty years not true of an … more ›