The House plans to vote on legislation Wednesday that curtails families’ time in state-run shelters to nine months unless they are employed or in job training, with the the top Democrat in the chamber arguing the reforms are necessary in the face of “challenging revenue conditions.”
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Co-pay: Bay State pols green with cash from Steward CEO
Massachusetts politicians have benefitted from the deep pockets of embattled Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, who spent years funneling tens of thousands to Democratic political causes before mostly switching allegiance to conservative movements, according to campaign finance records.
Fort Point shelter to serve migrants resurfacing at Boston’s Logan Airport
The new 80-bed safety-net site in the ritzy Seaport neighborhood will be the second facility to open this year in Boston for migrant families that have taken refuge at Logan, weeks after the state converted a Roxbury rec center into a shelter.
Even Healey expresses desire for shelter reforms amid migrant crunch
Gov. Maura Healey said she is open to reforming the state-run shelter system in order to address capacity concerns amid an influx of migrants into Massachusetts, including by imposing “certain conditions or other things.”
AG Campbell looks to high court to force Milton to comply with MBTA Communities Act
Attorney General Andrea Campbell escalated a dispute with Milton over a housing law to the Massachusetts’ highest court, where she asked a judge to force the town to comply by zoning at least one district for multi-family housing near a transit hub.
Offshore wind farm near Martha’s Vineyard generates enough power for 30K homes
A wind farm located miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard delivered enough power to the New England electric grid to power 30,000 homes in Massachusetts, the Healey administration said Thursday morning.
