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We explore what the recently announced 4 billion dollar Affordable Housing Act could mean for western Massachusetts with Keith Fairey of Wayfinders and Denise Jordan of the Springfield Housing Authority, and hear how Hampshire and Hampden county organizations are collaborating for the Youth Performance Festival.
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Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday will be the setting as plaintiffs seek a temporary restraining order to force compliance with the state's right-to-shelter law.
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While Massachusetts House lawmakers have passed a version of new, strict gun regulations, the Massachusetts Senate has yet to finish crafting their own bill.
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Massachusetts residents are generally in favor of the state's right to shelter law, according to a new poll released by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and WCVB.
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Slightly more than half of respondents indicated Healey needs to do more to address the housing shortage and affordability issues in Massachusetts.
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A recent out migration trend has researchers and lawmakers in Massachusetts concerned.
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Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll is defending Gov. Maura Healey's announcement that the state may not be able to guarantee shelter to families by the end of the month.
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While its right-to-shelter law will remain in place, Massachusetts may not be able to guarantee housing for immigrant families as soon as the end of this month as the state's shelter system reaches capacity, Gov. Maura Healey said Monday.
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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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The number of homeless families in Massachusetts continues to rise. As of October 2023, almost 7,000 families are living in emergency shelters — hotels, dorms and apartments — run by the state. In many communities, including West Springfield, the children enroll in public schools, where educators try to meet learning and basic needs.