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Daily Update 10/30: $600 Million Budget Gap Closed

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Governor’s Daily Update
Schools, Jobs, and Civic Engagement
Friday, October 30, 2009

 

Today: Friday, October 30, 2009

  • This morning, the Governor held a cabinet meeting in his Council Chamber

 

  • This afternoon, Governor Patrick participated in a business roundtable at Bridgewater State College.

 

  • Later this afternoon, Governor Patrick attended the groundbreaking for the Bridgewater State College Marshall Conant Science Building.

In the Press:
 

Governor Patrick announces his plan to close a $600 million mid-year budget gap yesterday in Worcester.

 

  • Leadership Based on Values: $600 Million Budget Gap Closed -- Providing leadership based on values, Governor Deval Patrick yesterday appeared before a gathering of business leaders in Worcester to unveil his plan to close a $600 million mid-year budget gap. “We should be just as concerned about our commitment to our values as we are about the value of our commitments,” said Governor Patrick.  “Those values – creating good jobs at good wages, offering a world-class education to our kids, delivering quality, affordable health care to our residents, protecting and supporting the most vulnerable – those are the values to which we as a Commonwealth are committed. So as I meet my statutory responsibility to bring the budget in line, I do so according to my moral responsibility to those values.”

  • Watch the Governor’s budget message and learn more about specific cuts.
  • Read more from the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald here and here, the Associated Press, the State House News Service, WBUR,  Cape Cod Times, the Springfield Republican, the WCVB-TV, iBerkshires, and MetroWest Daily News.

  • Lt. Governor Visits Western MA – Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Murray visited the western part of the state, including stops in Springfield, Pittsfield, and Northampton.  In Springfield, Lt. Governor Murray attended the inaugural celebration of the new Roger L. Putnam Technical and Vocational High School’s Extension Project.  Following his visit to Springfield, Murray traveled to Pittsfield and provided remarks at the Soldier On groundbreaking ceremony for a new veterans' housing facility that will be the first-of-its-kind, a limited equity cooperative housing for formerly homeless veterans.  
  • Read more from the Springfield Republican and the Berkshire Eagle.

This Week:

  • Sunday evening, Governor Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Murray met with advisors and staff to discuss the FY ’10 budget.
  • Monday afternoon, Governor Patrick attended a legislative leadership meeting at the State House.
  • Tuesday, Governor Patrick attended the Economic Summit at the Boston Federal Reserve Bank.
  • Wednesday, Governor Patrick offered remarks at the Massachusetts Disability Summit hosted at the Westin Copley Place Hotel.
  • Wednesday afternoon, Governor Patrick made an announcement about jobs created and retained by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  • Yesterday, Governor Patrick offered remarks at the Providers' Council 34th Annual Convention and Expo hosted at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel.
  • Thursday afternoon, Governor Patrick made an announcement about the FY10 budget.