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The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries.
As part of an effort to clamp shelter spending, negotiators opted for a new nine-month limit on how long families can stay in the emergency assistance program in the compromise supplemental budget bill. The bill also features two time-sensitive sections after temporary state allowances expired this spring for streamlined outdoor dining permitting and take-out cocktail orders.
A compromise on a bill designed to continue funding Massachusetts' overrun emergency shelter system is expected Wednesday
Top Democrats expect to file a compromise Wednesday on a bill designed to continue funding the state's overrun emergency family shelter and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters.
Top Democrats expect to file a compromise Wednesday on a bill designed to continue funding the state’s overrun emergency family shelter and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters.