Governor Maura Healey has signed the nearly 58-billion-dollar state budget package for the fiscal year that started July first.
The budget funds the state government and includes some new programs, including one that provides free community college to all residents of the commonwealth.
It also includes money to allow regional transit agencies to offer free bus fares.
The Governor did issue about 300 million dollars worth of vetoes. Lawmakers will have an opportunity to override those actions.
Massachusetts is the last state in the country to put a budget in place for the current fiscal year.
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