Laura Crimaldi, Boston Herald
Gov. Deval Patrick and top law enforcement officials are set to launch an uphill battle for an infusion of nearly $27 million to keep youth off the streets, out of gangs and employed in the face of a dismal state budget crunch.
Patrick, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and Boston police Commissioner Ed Davis will head the charge tomorrow at a State House rally aimed at state lawmakers who must close a $1.3 billion budget gap by July.
“The state is certainly in a difficult financial situation, as is the city, but I think that this money really will save lives. And in the final analysis, that puts it very high on the list of the priorities for the commonwealth and the city,” Davis said yesterday.
