Joint Committee on Ways and Means -- 3-31-2026 (Part 3 of 3)

Massachusetts legislative budget hearing (public testimony) · March 31, 2026

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Chair opens the hearing and calls the first three witnesses (Jean Marie McKinnon, Cara Holmquist, Suzanne Stillinger) to testify; procedural welcome and housekeeping.

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Public testimony before a Massachusetts legislative committee on the FY27 budget focused on cuts and funding needs for homelessness services, early childhood care, services for deafblind and hard-of-hearing residents, and K–12 and higher-education funding pressures.

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