BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate is set to begin debating its version of a proposed $42.7 billion state budget.

On Tuesday, lawmakers will begin considering hundreds of amendments to the spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

The budget unveiled by the Senate Ways and Means Committee earlier this month would increase state spending by about 3% over the current year, with no increase in taxes most residents pay.

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