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House Democrats want to temporarily block non-Massachusetts residents from taxpayer-funded shelters
Top House budget writers released a $425 million spending bill to fund state-run shelters that seeks to temporarily cap the emergency assistance program at 4,000 families starting next year and allow state officials to block from the system anyone who is not a Massachusetts resident.
Top Mass. House Republican roasts $425M shelter funding bill. What he said
The bill makes only "modest changes" to the cash-strapped system, while failing to address underlying problems, House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones Jr. said.
Mass. House passes $425 million bill for emergency shelter system while placing new limits on families
Lawmakers passed a $425 million bill to finance the state's struggling emergency shelter system that also implemented a new cap on families and changed the qualifications for them to stay.
Massachusetts House budget chief wants Gov. Healey to cough up more information on shelter system
A top House Democrat demanded Gov. Maura Healey’s administration cough up more information about the state-run emergency shelter system before the chamber moves forward with a series of restrictive policies that could block out newly arrived migrants to Massachusetts.
Massachusetts bill would cap shelter at 4,000 families
A House spending bill would shrink the state-run emergency family shelter system and impose restrictions based on immigration status. Why it matters: The proposal's restrictions would reshape the 42-year-old right-to-shelter law that until recently has covered broad swaths of unhoused individuals.
House Democrats restrict Massachusetts emergency shelter eligibility in $425M bill
The bill features temporary reforms including “stricter eligibility requirements, along with increased security measures” that House Speaker Ronald Mariano said could ensure the program can endure financially in the long term.
Massachusetts House seeks to limit shelter capacity to 4,000 in $425M bill
The $425 million emergency shelter system bill that the Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote on Thursday features temporary reforms including “stricter eligibility requirements, along with increased security measures” that House Speaker Ronald Mariano said could ensure the program can endure financially in the long term.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says she will seek reelection
FILE - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey smiles during inauguration ceremonies in the House Chamber at the Statehouse in January 2023. Gov. Healey announced on Feb. 7, 2025, that she would seek ...
House puts the squeeze on shelters
The $425 million supplemental budget would strike a current provision that allows families to stay in shelters as officials determine whether they’re actually eligible applicants. It calls for cutting ...