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...With two thirds of the year remaining, it will require draconian measures to meet this,” City Manager Robert W. Healy said. At the meeting, Keefe explained that it would be impossible for CHA to absorb such extensive budget cuts—equivalent to about 20 percent of CHA’s annual revenue—for the current fiscal year. The state’s budget cuts call for withholding $200 million in Medicaid reimbursements from healthcare providers; $40 million of those reimbursements had been allotted to CHA. Other state budget reductions in the areas of education...
...billion. The cuts—$9 million for law enforcement, $31.9 million in mental-health resources, 1,000 jobs—have sobered members of both political parties. Question 1 would only kick us while we’re down. Revenue from the income tax represents 40 percent of Massachusetts’ budget—without it, the state faces cuts of $12.5 billion...
Locals already know the devastating effects of spending cuts. For years, towns have had to contend with Proposition 2½, which caps property tax hikes at 2.5 percent. Unfortunately, costs rise at a much higher rate, so town electorates must pass Prop 2½ “overrides” to avoid deep cuts. When an override fails, nurses are laid off; schools close; 911 response times get longer. Question 1 would have the effect of several failed overrides per community—in all 351 communities in the commonwealth...
...cite some numbers, Cambridge would lose 86 percent of its state aid for education under Question 1. To reach the $12.5 billion mandate, Massachusetts would have to fire every state employee—and then cut $7.2 billion more. Question 1 supporters tell the undecided that the measure’s opponents are “indirectly funded by your tax dollars.” They’re right. Everyone in Massachusetts is indirectly funded by tax dollars—when they mail a letter, borrow books from the library, or visit a nearby state park...
Smoking among high school students increased to 23 percent in 2005 from 21.9 percent in 2003, and use of smokeless tobacco rose to 13.6 percent in 2005 from 11 percent in 2003, according to the article published in Health Affairs...