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Witnesses urge redirecting Massachusetts horse-racing funds to Healthy Incentives Program
Summary
At a Joint Committee on Revenue hearing, public commenters urged lawmakers to support House Bill 4105 to redirect state horse-racing incentives to the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) to help local farmers and food-insecure residents.
At a Joint Committee on Revenue remote hearing, public commenters urged support for House Bill 4105 to redirect a portion of Massachusetts horse-racing incentive funds to the Healthy Incentives Program, known as HIP. Speakers said the change would channel casino-derived race incentives back into programs that help local farmers and low-income residents buy locally grown produce.
Supporters said the current Mass. racehorse incentive payments largely benefit out-of-state interests rather than local agriculture. "Rather than funding out of state horse racing, which is what is happening now, this bill would provide that that money instead be redirected to provide some of the funding necessary for the HIP program," said a commenter during public testimony. The speaker added the measure "would help Massachusetts residents,…
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