The number of families in taxpayer-funded emergency shelters has started to decline after hitting a peak of more than 7,600 households in July 2024, which providers who serve the system say is because of restrictive policies that have been put in place over the past year.
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ICE giving governor cold shoulder over Tufts student arrest, Healey says
Gov. Maura Healey says she has heard ‘really nothing’ from the administration over the arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk or more than 300 others.
Massachusetts families ‘at risk’ under Gov. Healey’s proposed mental health cuts, critics say
Directors overseeing programs that provide intensive mental health help to Massachusetts’ most vulnerable children and adolescents say Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to consolidate the services has caught them “off guard.”
Study shows the Bay State spends more than any other on its prisoners
While the Bay State can boast the lowest incarceration rate among the 50 states, it spends more than twice per prisoner as Vermont, the second highest spending jurisdiction, according to a recent study.
Alzheimer’s disease study: Boston researchers create at-home smell test for early detection
Alzheimer’s disease study: Boston researchers create at-home smell test for early detection
Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that allows local public bodies to continue meeting in hybrid or remote formats, an extension of COVID-era policies that Beacon Hill Democrats have routinely signed off on amid calls to make the options permanent.
