Top lawmakers crafting the compromise supplemental budget bill landed on pulling an additional $251 million for fiscal 2024 from the so-called Transitional Escrow Account, a one-time revenue source that boasts a balance of $863 million.
Immigration
UMass comings and goings reflect impact of immigrants
UMass leaders are living proof of the incredible impact immigrants make on some of our most important institutions.
Unitarians turn empty office space into shelter
With all the public and private resources invested in office space and commercial development in the past generation, yet high vacancy rates forecasted for the foreseeable future, surely there can be more creative uses for spaces like ours to meet this moment.
Mass. residents say ‘immigration/migrants’ top issue facing state
Sixty-seven percent of those polled said the migrant situation was either a crisis (28 percent) or a major problem (39 percent).
Mariano patience running thin on emergency shelter funding
Mariano and his budget chief, Rep. Aaron Michlewitz of Boston, acknowledged the House’s proposed funding for the coming fiscal year is probably about half what is needed, but they indicated they wanted to force a reevaluation of the situation after roughly six months.
Healey makes another tweak to the emergency shelter law
Gov. Maura Healey made a new change in the program, imposing one-month restrictions on families staying in overflow housing shelters while they wait for shelter spots to open up.
Senate bill also backs cap on stays in emergency shelter system
Like the bill that cleared the House earlier this month, the Senate bill could push some people out of the system after nine months, which would mark a shift in a state that by law guarantees access to shelter for eligible families and pregnant women.
Report sees shifts in immigrant demographics
According to a new report, their countries of origin have shifted, many more end up residing outside the city, and well over half are landing in good-paying jobs.
Healey’s ‘Washington solution’ to migrant crisis derails
Sen. Ed Markey issued a statement saying he would continue to push for more funding to help Healey support migrants coming to the state, but he said he could not vote for the overly restrictive immigration policies contained in the bill.
Migrant families moving from Logan to Roxbury rec center
Protesters greeted Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as they toured a Roxbury community center that is being converted into temporary housing to make room for more homeless families who are eligible for shelter services.