Massachusetts Governor Seeks $400 Million to Counter Trump Funding Cuts

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is proposing to spend $400 million to offset some of the Trump administration’s massive cuts to scientific research funding at Boston’s prestigious hospitals and at schools like Harvard University.

The plan would direct $200 million to the University of Massachusetts and other public colleges, funded through the state’s millionaire’s tax, according to an announcement by Healey’s office on Thursday. The remaining half would go into a fund administered by the state Development Finance Agency that would back research at hospitals, universities and other institutions.