BOSTON – The Massachusetts Legisture’s 2018 legislative session officially ended at 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning with legislators, including local legislators, having a brief chance to take a quick look back over the past few days.
For one thing, Representatives Jim Dwyer (D-Woburn), Jay Kaufman (D-Lexington), and Senator Cindy Friedman (D-Lexington) note they took pride in the passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) state budget.
The final budget features substantial investments in key areas related to public education, local aid, transportation, health and human services, housing and assistance for low income families. In addition, the budget includes several items of specific interest to the city of Woburn, they reported.