Gov. Maura Healey’s administration spent just over $940 million on emergency family shelters and related services last fiscal year, but the final total is projected to increase by tens of millions of dollars more as officials work to settle payments.
Politics
Beacon Hill Democrats offer no timeline for resolution to bar advocate work stoppage
Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered no timeline Monday for a resolution to a months-long work stoppage of private attorneys who are pushing lawmakers to raise the hourly rate they are paid to take on the criminal cases of people who are unable to afford representation.
Beacon Hill Democrats offer no timeline for resolution to bar advocate work stoppage
Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered no timeline Monday for a resolution to a months-long work stoppage of private attorneys who are pushing lawmakers to raise the hourly rate they are paid to take on the criminal cases of people who are unable to afford representation.
Fenway concession workers wrap strike – for now – as negotiations continue
The strike at Fenway Park has ended, for now, as workers wait to see if their employer noticed the effects of the absence following a weekend work stoppage.
Healey elected to National Governors Association executive committee
Gov. Maura Healey has been elected by her fellow governors to help steer the National Governors Association for the next year as the group works on “reigniting the American Dream.”
Squatter treats South End family’s empty home as hotel as Boston’s Mass and Cass spillover escalates
A South End family already grappling with Mass and Cass spillover was horrified to learn that a homeless intruder squatted in their home while they were away last weekend — bathing, eating their food, and sleeping in the main bedroom.
