A bill pumping another $425 million into the state's overburdened emergency family shelter system landed on Gov. Maura Healey's desk, more than three weeks after administration officials said they ran out of funding to pay providers for new services.

Anti-homelessness advocates have blasted changes that will limit eligibility, saying state should dip into its $8 billion rainy-day savings account.

Senate President Karen Spilka said the bill strikes a balance between “our fiscal responsibility to Massachusetts taxpayers, and our moral obligation to moms, dads, and kids who are in a

Gov. Maura Healey is going to Washington, D.C. this week for the National Governors Association's winter meeting — with concerns about the Trump administration's federal funding cuts.

A bill pumping another $425 million into the state's overburdened emergency family shelter system landed on Gov. Maura Healey's desk Wednesday, more than three weeks after administration officials said they ran out of funding to pay providers for new services.