Gov.: Cut jobs, spare local aid

WORCESTER - Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday he plans to close the state's $600 million budget ga...  More »

WORCESTER - Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday he plans to close the state's $600 million budget gap with a blend of cuts in state services and programs and up to 2,000 job cuts but none of the local aid and few of the school funding reductions many cities and towns warned would decimate local education and public safety.  « Less