Massachusetts Effort to Offset Trump’s Research Cuts Stalls (1)

Business leaders, investors and academics have cheered Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s efforts to counter the Trump administration’s research funding cuts with state money — so much so that a recent meeting on the initiative required overflow seating.

But the state legislature, whose support is key to making the idea a reality, has yet to hold a hearing on the proposal and has signaled concern about earmarking funds for research from the already-strained budget.

Healey, a Democrat, in July proposed funneling $400 million to institutions affected by the federal pullback. Half of the money in Healey’s proposal would come from ...