On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Governor Deval Patrick submitted his Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal to the House of Representatives. The final budget (after it is enacted by the Legislature and approved by the Governor) will take effect on July 1, 2013 and run through June 30, 2014. The full text is available at
www.mass.gov/budget/governor. For an overview on how the budget moves from a proposed document to law? Read a summary of the
budget process provided by
http://www.mass.gov/