February 13, 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes significant federal funding for state health care, education, and other services. This funding will allow states including Massachusetts to reduce significantly the size of budget cuts that would otherwise have been enacted. The Governor's budget proposal had already anticipated significant funding from this law and reduced cuts accordingly. The final Act provides more funding to Massachusetts than the Governor's budget had counted on.

Facts at a Glance: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & Massachusetts, examines how the law will impact Massachusetts and describes the amount of funding Massachusetts is likely to receive from the major state fiscal relief provisions.

The brief can be found at www.massbudget.org or by clicking here.

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) provides independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies, as well as economic issues, that affect low- and moderate-income people in Massachusetts.