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Top Mass. House Republican roasts $425M shelter funding bill. What he said
The bill makes only "modest changes" to the cash-strapped system, while failing to address underlying problems, House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones Jr. said.
Mass. House passes $425 million bill for emergency shelter system while placing new limits on families
Lawmakers passed a $425 million bill to finance the state's struggling emergency shelter system that also implemented a new cap on families and changed the qualifications for them to stay.
House Democrats restrict shelter eligibility, tighten security in $425M bill
The $425M bill would give the Healey administration new, but temporary, authority to restrict eligibility for state emergency shelters.
$425 million for Mass. shelters OK'd by House lawmakers; eligibility reforms approved
There are also measures to remove the availability of two 90-day extensions for families to stay in shelter for certain situations. EOHLC would be allowed, under the House bill, to deem families that have income exceeding 200% of the federal poverty level for three consecutive months to be no longer eligible for shelter benefits.
Mass. House to vote on sweeping $425M bill that would restrict emergency shelter eligibility
Representatives have about three dozen amendments to consider Thursday afternoon when they take up the first substantive legislation of the term, a $425 million mini-budget meant to both fund the emergency shelter program and make large-scale changes to the state’s response to family homelessness.
Massachusetts will have to pay interest costs related to $2.5B unemployment benefit error
State will pay $2.034B to the federal government from the employer-funded unemployment insurance trust fund and $73M in ...
House Democrats want to temporarily block non-Massachusetts residents from taxpayer-funded shelters
Top House budget writers released a $425 million spending bill to fund state-run shelters that seeks to temporarily cap the ...
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Anti-Trump protesters gathered outside Mass. State House as part of nationwide action
Crowd gathers on the Boston Common in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest the early actions of the Trump ...
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State House Spotlight: From Beacon Hill to Capitol Hill
This week at the State House in Boston, lawmakers continued to adjust to a new normal working under Trump. Deep blue Massachusetts had a close relationship with the Biden administration, so funding ...
Program celebrates Black History Month at Massachusetts State House
Along with musical performances and talks by members of the Black Empowerment Council, Gov. Maura Healey highlighted the ...
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Crowd gathers at State House, marches through Boston Common in protest of President Trump
Hundreds of people gathered at the Massachusetts State House before marching through Boston Common Wednesday, protesting ...
Massachusetts Democrats beat back Republican-led attempt to reduce state-run shelter funding
BOSTON — Massachusetts House Democrats trampled Republican-driven efforts Thursday to expand the information covered in background checks for state-run shelter applicants and reduce the amount of ...
Anti-Trump, Project 2025 protest gathers outside Massachusetts State House
Sky5 flew over Boston on Wednesday, where protesters gathered as part of a national movement expressing opposition to the early actions of President Donald Trump's administration.
On Beacon Hill, hundreds protest Trump’s first two weeks, Elon Musk’s DOGE
The demonstration was one of many across the country, joining the national 50501 Movement, which promoted 50 protests in 50 ...