Massachusetts House of Representatives

Democratic leaders are proposing setting time limits on family stays in emergency shelters in an effort to manage costs amid the migrant crisis.

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As Massachusetts faces a migrant shelter crisis, lawmakers on Beacon Hill are looking to ease the burden. They will vote Wednesday on limiting how long people an remain in the system.

As a new migrant shelter is set to open in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood, House Democrats voted Wednesday to steer another $245 million toward the overwhelmed emergency family shelter system while capping how long people can receive its services, along the way rejecting a Republican proposal to limit program eligibility. The House voted 121-33 to approve the spending bill, which also...