By Matt Murphy and Andy Metzger, State House News Service / The Lowell Sun
Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said that once savings called for in the bill are factored in, the net new spending is about $55 million to $60 million. "That's not a large amount of additional spending in and of itself," he said. "The main concern is the additional $200 million draw on the rainy day fund."