Here’s What Malden Will Get In The 2023 State Budget

MALDEN, MA - The state’s $52.7 billion 2023 fiscal year budget will include a boost in local education spending as well as multiple earmarks for the city of Malden, among other things, according to budget documents.

Approved by the state legislature, the budget earned the signature of Gov. Charlie Baker last Thursday.

The majority of local aid comes as state education funding, largely split between Chapter 70 dollars and charter school reimbursements. Malden will see a roughly $3.1 million increase over last year’s allocation, according to budget documents, with funding rising from $52.4 million to $55.5 million in the 2023 fiscal year.

General government aid totals just over $14.9 million, up from roughly $14 million last year.

The budget also includes eight earmarks for Malden:

• $750,000 in grants to be shared with Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Fitchburg, Holyoke, Lawrence, leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Methuen, Quincy, Revere, Salem Springfield, Worcester, Clinton, Randolph and Southbridge to provide election materials in languages spoken by more than five percent of local populations.
• $75,000 to the city of Malden for language access services, including translation of documents, development of language style guides for non-romance languages and translation of certain priority city webpages.
• $125,000 to the organization Portal to Hope to develop domestic violence prevention programs programs in Medford, Malden, Everett and Winthrop
• $50,000 to the organization Action for Boston Community Development Inc. to support the organization’s mobile homeless outreach team in Everett, Malden and Medford.
• $100,000 for the organization Housing Families Inc.
• $60,000 to the Chinese Cultural Connection for IT infrastructure improvements.
• $100,000 to the City of Malden for parks and open space improvements.
• $25,000 for new rescue equipment for the Malden Fire Department.

Baker signed the majority of the budget into law. In doing so he vetoed roughly $475,000 in spending using line item veto authority.

As the state budget process winds down, communities may soon see additional funding through a state transportation bond bill.

Legislators approved that bill over the weekend and sent it to Baker. The bond bill was awaiting Baker’s signature as of Tuesday.