Joint Ways and Means hearing in Mattapan reviews FY27 health and human services budget; members press agencies on cuts, staffing and service access
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held an FY27 budget hearing in Mattapan focused on health and human services. Agency leaders described program priorities and funding requests — from disability and communication access to refugee legal services, veterans care, child welfare, developmental services and SNAP — while legislators pressed on cuts, staffing and the risk of federal funding shifts.
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Sen. Lydia Edwards and Rep. Brandy Fluker Reid opened a Ways and Means FY27 budget hearing in Mattapan, saying the in-person forum was intended to center communities served by state health and human services programs.
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