As you’ve seen in the news, the new administration is slashing the federal budget, laying off tens of thousands of public service workers – many of them veterans. Make no mistake  – this is not only a Washington, DC issue. It is going to affect all of us, whether we work for a state, county, city, town, school, or hospital.

Governor Maura Healey's proposed budget cuts will have a devastating impact on some of Massachusetts' most vulnerable populations while jeopardizing the jobs of hundreds of mental and public health workers.