Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Commonwealth is one step closer to closing the books on fiscal 2024 after the Legislature sent a fiscal 2024 closeout supplemental budget to the governor yesterday.
The final bill totals $701 million, with a net cost to the state of $133.6 million, due to the availability of federal reimbursements for the included Medicaid spending.
Of interest to municipalities, the bill includes $11.1 million for fiscal 2025 payments to address municipal tax abatement reimbursements for veterans, widows, blind persons, and the elderly.
The final bill did not include proposed changes that had been included in the Senate’s version to extend the effective date for changes to the tax title foreclosure process that were included in the fiscal 2025 state budget law. As a result, the changes included in the state budget law took effect on Nov. 1.