budget cuts

The cost of 'Blue Courage' and 'Polishing the Badge' workshops should go toward maintaining officer positions, said union president Hank Turgeon.

Mayor Jon Mitchell said deep cuts to his already bare-bones budget are short-sighted, concerning, and could have long-term consequences.

From my vantage point, it appears the administration has limited options.

The move "is not a cost-cutting measure," the university's finance chief said. Resources will be allocated to other teams.

The financial realities of the new fiscal year that begins on July 1 could be sobering at best.

Who knows what ideas folks might come up with if only they were asked.

A simmering dispute between Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and the Democratic-controlled Legislature over Massachusetts' state finances boiled over last week when Baker announced nearly $100 million in unilateral spending cuts. Lawmakers and advocates complained the governor was wielding the budget ax prematurely and without regard to vulnerable citizens who rely on programs that were cut... Read M

The New Bedford Schools transportation budget is branded at more than $10 million dollars for the coming school year. Brian's empowering formula slashes that budget leaving lots of dough for other programs.  

While the New Bedford City Council's cuts to the FY17 budget were kept to a minimum on Monday night, the final budget almost didn't pass. The meeting at City Hall resulted in about $317,000 dollars in total cuts, with areas like the school department, EMS, and Police Department remaining untouched...

The Patrick administration is expected to cut an estimated $325 million from the state budget to address a shortfall that is emerging in the fiscal year 2015 budget. The reduction will be felt across all state agencies, including universities such as UMass Dartmouth. ...