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Gov. Maura Healey signs $1.38 billion ‘fair share’ supplemental budget for transportation and education
Summary
Gov. Maura Healey signed a $1.38 billion supplemental budget allocating funds from the state's "fair share" tax to the MBTA, regional transit, roads and multiple education programs including K-3 tutoring and special education support.
Gov. Maura Healey signed a $1.38 billion supplemental budget at the State House that allocates revenue from the state's "fair share" (millionaire's tax) to transportation and education programs across Massachusetts.
The supplemental budget directs roughly $535,000,000 to the MBTA and more than $500,000,000 in total toward transit stability, $100,000,000 for local roads and bridges, $50,000,000 to upgrade and connect regional transit authorities, $26,000,000 for high-dosage K-3 tutoring, $250,000,000 to help districts cover special-education costs and transportation, $100,000,000 to expand access to technical schools, and $45,000,000 to expand affordable childcare access.
Those allocations are intended to provide "real fiscal stability" for the MBTA and to accelerate improvements in service and reliability, Healey said. "For the…
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