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Fiscal Action Plan Announced

Governor Patrick announces Fiscal Action Plan

October 2, 2008 - Responding to a softening local economy, Governor Deval Patrick announced he will cut spending and implement a series of cost-savings reforms, as part of a five-point Fiscal Action Plan, to address fiscal challenges confronting the Commonwealth.

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Health Care Secured

Governor Patrick announces Medicaid waiver September 30 - Governor Deval Patrick announced the federal government will renew the Commonwealth’s $21.2 billion health care reform waiver, allowing the state to meet all of its health care obligations for the current fiscal year.

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