Patrick eyes new funding options for programs hit by alcohol tax vote
By Matt Murphy, State House News Service Gov. Deval Patrick plans to begin immediately exploring options to replace as much as $ 43 million in funding for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs that will be lost once the repeal of the state’s alcohol sales tax take effect. Calling the programs “enormously important,” Patrick told reporters Monday afternoon that he hoped to find a way …
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Gov. Patrick looking for substance abuse funding
Associated Press – November 15, 2010 4:54 PM ET BOSTON (AP) – Gov. Deval Patrick is looking for ways to keep paying for the state’s substance abuse treatment programs after voters decided to…
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Detox centers could take hit
The passage of Question 1 on this month’s state ballot — to repeal the 6.25 percent sales tax on alcohol — may cut funding to local substance-abuse treatment centers, some lawmakers and advocates said this week.
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