from The Boston Globe
A legislative proposal to cut a popular police benefit has caused confusion and consternation in local police departments, as some officers worry that their annual pay could be cut by thousands of dollars.
The House Ways and Means Committee released a proposed state budget earlier this month that chopped $50 million from the so-called Quinn bill, which hikes the pay of officers who earn degrees in higher education in criminal justice fields. (read the full story here.)
NOTE: According to the Massachusetts Dept. of Revenue, the amount the state gave Milton for the Quinn bill in fiscal 2009 was $266,423.