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Gov. Maura Healey signed the 2024 fiscal year state budget this week. Let's cash you up on where the $55.98 billion is going across the Bay State.

The budget may be a few days late, but it will make historic investments in schools, child care, public transit, housing, and climate resiliency to help make our state more competitive + equitable.

Here are a few budget items that stood out:

$224 million for K-12 education to provide free lunch for all students.
$229 million for free community college through the MassReconnect program.
$477 million for transportation will help preserve critical infrastructure, improve accessibility at MBTA stations + initiate means-tested MBTA fares.
$71 million for early education and care will create more childcare slots for eligible families.
$324 million for the Emergency Assistance Family Shelter program.
$8 million for targeted initiatives to support workforce, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and innovation economy from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.