A $3.1 billion spending bill that will fund union contracts and the state’s strained shelter system was signed into law on Monday, ending a stalemate on Beacon Hill, during which Republican lawmakers utilized a parliamentary move to stall the bill’s passing. Gov. Maura Healey signed the bill almost immediately after it landed on her desk, funding 95 collective bargaining agreements that allow wage increases for about 60,000 workers across the state. The bill also allocates $250 million toward the overwhelmed shelter system.
The Healey-Driscoll administration filed a bill Friday to prepare the Commonwealth for the end of the COVID-19 emergency May 11 through a supplemental budget allocating $734 million to programs and state government departments.
With Hurricane Sandy fast approaching Boston, the Massachusetts government, private utility providers and New England residents are bracing for a big impact as the Boston area faces a high wind warning...
