Massachusetts lawmakers shipped Gov. Muara Healey a spending bill Thursday that hands her $426 million to spend on emergency shelters over the next year-plus and caps families’ time in the system at nine months.
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Beacon Hill Democrats want to spend $426M on state-run shelters amid cash crunch
Top Beacon Hill Democrats plan to vote on a spending bill Thursday that will shuttle $426 million in surplus revenues leftover from the pandemic to respond to an influx of migrants and limits families’ stay in state-run shelters to nine months.
Shelter dollars ‘close to running out’ as funding bill sits on Beacon Hill, Gov. Healey says
A panel of six lawmakers tasked with delivering a compromise on a spending bill that includes hundreds of millions for the state-funded shelter system publicly appears no closer to a deal as the Healey administration finds itself with only tens of millions left to pay for services.
Tolls at Massachusetts border would have ‘devastating’ impact, MA Auditor DiZoglio says
Placing tolls at the Massachusetts border would have a “devastating” impact on areas near to New Hampshire, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio said Saturday afternoon as criticism continued to mount over remarks made last week by Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt.
Info gap hinders HPC review of Steward-Optum deal
BOSTON — Another state agency is counting itself among the public officials who say they do not have the information and records they need from Steward Health Care, as red flags have been raised around a potential deal to sell Steward’s physician network to for-profit insurers Optum Care. Steward remains in the spotlight after the […]
House proposes $57.9B budget for new fiscal reality
BOSTON — House Democrats on Wednesday rolled out a $57.9 billion state budget for fiscal year 2025 that mirrors many of Gov. Maura Healey’s ideas for tapping new funding sources while calling for a slightly smaller spending increase. The proposal set for debate in two weeks would increase spending by about $1.9 billion, or 3.3%, […]
