BOSTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Massachusetts officials are looking at how a possible government shutdown would affect the Commonwealth. There is a hearing scheduled at the State House on Tuesday where officials will hear from economists and experts about federal funding shifts on the state’s economy.
According to a state memorandum, in a shutdown, all non-discretionary federal funds would be discontinued until new funding legislation is signed into law. About $15.6 billion dollars of the state’s fiscal 2026 budget comes from federal reimbursement and grants. The last time the government shutdown was in December 2018. It lasted 35 days, the longest on record…