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Appeals to the federal government have so far yielded no change to work authorizations or funding to address the strain on the Massachusetts emergency shelter system.
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Massachusetts House lawmakers will hold a hearing on a revised gun bill on Tuesday. No senators are expected to participate.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has 10 days to review the tax relief package.
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Two months remain in the state legislative year, and tax relief legislation remains unfinished.
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Mass. Governor Maura Healey is appealing to federal government officials for assistance, housing new immigrants coming to the state. Healey is also asking religious groups and state residents to consider taking in individuals and families. The just signed state budget includes funding for homelessness and shelter funding.
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The spending plan makes permanent a pandemic-era program providing free school meals to all students, clears the way for high school graduates without legal immigration status to access in-state tuition and financial aid at public colleges and universities, offers assistance to help Bay Staters ages 25 and older attend community college for free, and more.
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On Monday, Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers voted on a consensus spending plan to send to Gov. Maura Healey for her review.
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Top House and Senate Democrats negotiating the fiscal 2024 Massachusetts state budget, which is now four weeks overdue, announced Friday afternoon they had "reached an agreement in principle" paving the way for final votes at the formal sessions already scheduled for Monday.
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Massachusetts lawmakers will take on so-called ghost guns — pitting some gun owners against those favoring more regulation.
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Closed-door negotiations continue between Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers over spending in the annual state budget.