Massachusetts officials launched a new online dashboard this week designed to clearly show how federal funding cuts are negatively impacting Massachusetts under the Trump administration. All told, the state has lost about $3.7 billion due to President Trump and a Congress beholden to him, according to the dashboard.
In interviews, Gov. Maura Healey often speaks about how funding cuts could harm Massachusetts residents. But those effects can get lost under a daily deluge of news from the Trump administration. The new dashboard represents one of the Healey administration’s clearest efforts yet to pin blame on Trump in an enduring and easily-understood manner.
High-profile opposition to Trump has helped Boston Mayor Michelle Wu cruise to a second term. As Healey seeks reelection herself