State Budget Leaves Out Immigration Policy Proposals

Massachusetts lawmakers finally reached an agreement on the state's almost $42 billion budget Wednesday. This comes 17 days late — the fiscal year began July 1 — making Massachusetts the last state in the nation to finalize its budget.

The hold up had to do with immigration — specifically, the so-called Safe Communities Act, an amendment that would have restricted cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. The amendment was not included in the budget agreement.

Steve Brown, State House reporter for WBUR. He tweets @WBURSteve.

Shannon Dooling, immigration reporter for WBUR. She tweets @sdooling.