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The number of families that are finding safe housing in Massachusetts shelters has grown by 105% in 2023
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Mass. lawmakers were unable to muster a quorum for the third straight day. Efforts to advance a $3.1 billion supplemental budget bill will begin again Monday.
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With most lawmakers headed home for the holiday break, members of the conference committee continue to try to work out differences between spending bills approved by the Massachusetts House and Senate. The bills hold funds for the state's emergency shelters.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said officials are seeing a "drop" in new arrivals seeking emergency shelter, but she said it's difficult to pinpoint the cause.
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More than a week after the Healey administration began placing shelter-seeking families on a waitlist, officials announced Monday that they will use part of the MBTA's headquarters to temporarily house eligible families for whom no space is available.
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Massachusetts House and Senate Democrats failed to negotiate a compromise before their holiday break that would send hundreds of millions of dollars to the state's emergency shelters. The spending bill was presented to the Legislature in September.
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It's the first time such a step has been necessary since the state created its unique family shelter system 40 years ago.
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The low income home energy assistance program, run by the state’s housing department, officially launched for the season Nov. 1.
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Following a Superior Court upholding the Healey Administration's plan to stop expanding shelter availability amid surging demand, once the number of families in shelter reaches 7,500, Massachusetts won't guarantee placement to additional applicants.
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The economy, public safety, housing and bike lanes are some of the big issues in the mayoral race in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In addition, both candidates have been accused of wrongdoing.