Line item 7007-0150 in the FY26 Massachusetts budget (H4240) allocates $1 million for regional economic-development grants to support contracts with regional-economic development organizations under sections 3J and 3K of chapter 23A of the General Laws. The governor vetoed the entire $1 million, citing a reevaluation of needs and resources after filing her budget recommendation.

The Massachusetts House of Representatives overrode the governor's line-item veto in H4240 on October 8, 2025 by a vote of 153 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because using taxpayer funds for providing government grants to regional economic-development organizations distorts the free market, unfairly benefits state-favored entities with taxpayer funds, and promotes socialism. Economic development should be fostered through tax reductions, deregulation, and private investment rather than government subsidies that increase fiscal burdens on taxpayers and reduce individual liberty.