Sam Drysdale
June 12, 2026…..Gov. Maura Healey on Friday signed a $1.56 billion transportation and education spending bill and legislation updating disability-related language in state law.
The supplemental budget directs surplus revenue generated by the surtax on wealthier households toward major investments in the MBTA, special education reimbursements, child care and relief from the costs of clearing municipal roads this winter. Healey also approved a separate bill replacing hundreds of outdated references to people with disabilities in Massachusetts statutes, culminating a legislative effort that supporters said stretched more than two decades…