The state House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would boost funding for the beleaguered Department of Children and Families, Massachusetts’ Medicaid program, and the University of Massachusetts. The $360 million supplemental budget, to close out the books on the last fiscal year, passed 152-0. It would pay down some of the state’s debt, and make a deposit in Massachusetts’ rainy day fund. Brian S. Dempsey, chairman of the House budget committee, underscored what he described as the legislation’s fiscal responsibility in a speech on the chamber’s floor. The bill would also set the state primary — as opposed to the presidential primary — for Sept. 8, 2016, three days after Labor Day. Notably, the bill did not include a plan, proposed by Governor Charlie Baker, to narrow eligibility for homeless families seeking state-funded emergency housing. The Senate is likely to take up the bill next week.
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