MetroWest House members prioritize funding for health and nutrition

Topics where MetroWest House members proposed the most spending additions to the House budget.*

House members' proposed the most state spending on nutrition and food security — followed by behavioral and physical health — compared to other topics .

$22.3M

$18.4M

$13.8M

$4.3M

$4M

Food security / nutrition

Physical health

Behavioral health

Career training / higher ed

Diversity & Inclusion

*These tallies include proposals to add increased funding to the initial House budget draft and proposals which reallocated existing funds. Totals are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand.

Chart: Cassandra DumaySource: Massachusetts LegislatureCreated with Datawrapper