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Mass. Dems push to set limits on shelter stays
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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Mass. House to vote on limiting shelter stays
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.
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Mass. House agrees to $245M more for shelters
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...