MACDL is Deeply Disappointed that the FY26 State Budget Did Not Increases Bar Advocate Rates
Yesterday, June 30, 2025, the Massachusetts House and Senate adopted the conference committee report on the FY26 budget. MACDL is deeply disappointed that the Committee on Public Counsel Services (CPCS) line-item 0321-1510, which funds the work of the bar advocates, is level funded from FY25 and below the funding level included in the final Senate budget, and that no rate increases were included for bar advocates for any […]