On January 22nd, the Healey-Driscoll administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal, which included notable spending increases in health care, education, and transportation. The $62.07 billion spending plan is a $4.3 billion (7.4 percent) increase over the FY 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and a $1.8 billion (2.1 percent) increase over the administration’s FY 2025 estimated spending level.

This brief focuses on the $522.6 million included in the Governor’s FY 2026 budget proposal for workforce programs, including descriptions of where investments occur and how proposed funding compares to the FY 2025 GAA.