Massachusetts is facing the fallout from a massive money mistake and now owes the federal government $2.1 billion. Gov. Maura Healey says the issue stems from federal COVID-19 funds being used to pay unemployment benefits the state should have covered.

Gov. Maura Healey's office said the mistake was made under the previous Charlie Baker administration, who mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits.

Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said Monday.