By Bob Katzen

House 134-24, overrode Gov. Healey’s veto of the $300,000 for a reserve fund for the UMass Center in Springfield, a satellite of UMass Amherst, where academic programming is offered.

Healey said the veto brought the budget for this line-item back in line with her fiscal 2025 budget recommendation and what the administration understood to be necessary for the operation of the center in fiscal 2025.

The Senate did not act on the veto so the veto stands and the $300,000 was eliminated.

Sen. Adam Gomez and Reps. Carlos Gonzalez and Orlando Ramos, the three legislators who represent different parts of Springfield, did not respond to repeated requests by Beacon Hill Roll Call asking them to comment on the veto and override by the House and why the Senate did not act on the override, resulting in the loss of $300,000.

(A “Yes” vote is for the $300,000. A “No” vote is against it.)Rep. Christine Barber Yes Rep. Mike Connolly Yes Rep. Paul Donato Yes Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven Yes