Anti-Violence Programs Slashed In New Mass. Budget (WBUR Boston)

The state budget that took effect July 1 is balanced with nearly $4 billion in spending cuts from the fiscal year that just ended. Hundreds of social programs that rely on state funding are now scrambling to address steep reductions in funding. WBUR’s Monica Brady-Myerov reports on one youth violence reduction effort that has only half as much funding... [Read more of this review]