The number of Massachusetts households receiving food assistance benefits is 26% higher than it was a year ago, and there could be another 700,000 people who are eligible for the aid but are not receiving it, advocates said Monday.
Speakers at a virtual briefing hosted by the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Greater Boston Food Bank, Project Bread and Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Social Workers highlighted a bill that aims to connect that population with nutrition benefits.
Legislation filed by Rep. Jay Livingstone and Sen. Sal DiDomenico (HD 1500, SD 1015) proposes a common application portal through which Massachusetts residents would be able to simultaneously apply for MassHealth, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), cash assistance benefits, veterans benefits, and subsidies for child care, housing and fuel assistance.
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Baker, Healey name 9 members to new Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission
By Jeremy C. Fox Globe Correspondent,Updated April 1, 2021, 9:24 p.m.
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State officials announced Thursday the appointment of the first nine members of a new Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission created by landmark policing legislation signed into law late last year.
Appointees to the so-called POST Commission include three police officers, two attorneys, a psychologist, a social worker, a retired judge who will lead the panel, and an antiviolence activist, according to a joint statement from Governor Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey. They are eligible to serve five years.
Nine members named to Massachusetts new policing reform commission
By Chris Van Buskirk
A former Massachusetts Superior Court judge selected by Gov. Charlie Baker will head up the state s brand new commission tasked with certifying and holding police officers accountable.
The state s top executive and law enforcement official made public on Thursday their picks to the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. The state s new policing reform law required Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey to appoint members to the POST Commission by April 1.
The nine-member commission is one of the central parts of the reform law Baker signed at the end of December. Lawmakers have previously said it is the only civilian-led entity with the power to craft policing standards, certify law enforcement officers, and revoke officers certifications if they violate those standards.
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