budget cuts

China’s local governments shut down social media accounts as budgets shrink

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China’s local governments shut down social media accounts as budgets shrink

Dozens of cities in the provinces of Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shandong and Jiangsu, as well as Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have announced plans so far this year to cut back on government department websites, social media accounts and smartphone applications, research by the Post shows. One of the latest to do so was … Read more

Speaker Mariano says he agrees with Healey’s $375M budget cuts

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Speaker Mariano says he agrees with Healey’s 5M budget cuts

House Speaker Ron Mariano cast doubt on efforts to funnel more state dollars to the shelter system, which is housing thousands of local and migrant families, including a plan to shuttle surplus revenues to the struggling support network. The Quincy Democrat did not directly address whether he agreed with Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to cover … Read more