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Dr. Mary Currier, the state's public health officer, told members of the Legislative Black Caucus, that her department will have to send more people home due to fiscal year 2017 budget cuts.

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State Health Officer: Cuts Mean 'Sending People Home'

The Legislative Black Caucus policy committee held budget hearings on Wednesday to see how cuts to agencies' budgets will affect services and employment at the state's health and mental-health agencies.

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