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BOSTON — After a state judge ruled this month that Massachusetts law governing municipal home equity takings “requires Legislative correction,” a state senator who has filed a related bill for years said Monday that he was ready to start demanding roll call votes on his proposal.Members of the Legislature’s taxation panel began voting Monday afternoon […]
The bill also steers hundreds of millions of dollars to a shelter program at risk of running out of money. It next goes to the governor for final approval.
Facing financial strain amid a wave of migrants fleeing unrest in their home countries, the spending bill would impose a new nine-month limit on how long families can stay in the state’s emergency shelters, with limited extensions or waivers available.
The agreement would pull another $251 million from the so-called Transitional Escrow Account to help pay for fiscal 2024 shelter system costs, with another $175 million available in the budget year that starts July 1.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of April 1-5. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week. $375 MILLION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (H 4529) — House 155-0. approved and sent to the Senate a bill that includes authorizing $200 million […]