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.
Emergency shelter costs will approach $1 billion annually this fiscal year and next fiscal year, according to the Healey administration, which plans to drain a $700 million state escrow account to cover a portion of the unanticipated expenses.
A Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied a request to put a temporary hold on the Healey administration’s plan to cap the number of families in the state’s strained emergency shelter system.
Facing a steady influx of migrants from other countries, Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday activated up to 250 National Guard members to provide basic services at emergency shelter hotels.
Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday morning over “rapidly rising numbers” of migrant families arriving in Massachusetts and threatening to overwhelm the state’s shelter system.
A Springfield woman pleaded guilty to larceny charges in connection with a scheme stealing more than $8,000 from state agencies and a local homeless shelter.
