House to vote on $425M shelter funding bill

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King County shelters overwhelmed as snow falls; calls grow for more funding, open beds

Work is underway to get people off Seattle's freezing streets and into warming shelters.

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House to vote on $425M bill that would restrict emergency shelter eligibility

The House will vote Thursday on a $425 million bill to tighten shelter eligibility, shorten stays, and add security measures to manage the system’s costs.

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House Democrats want to temporarily block non-Massachusetts residents from taxpayer-funded shelters

Top House budget writers released a $425 million spending bill to fund state-run shelters that seeks to temporarily cap the emergency assistance program at 4,000 families starting next year and allow state officials to block from the system anyone who is not a Massachusetts resident. The move marks a dramatic policy shift in the Democratic-led House, where chamber leaders have consistently beaten back Republican-driven attempts to put in place r…

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House to vote on $425M shelter funding bill

BOSTON — House Democrats will take up a $425 million supplemental budget Thursday to fund the state-run shelter system, which has run out of money.

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The $425 million bill for the emergency shelter system that the Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote on Thursday includes temporary reforms that include “stricter eligibility requirements, along with increased security measures” that, according to House President Ronald Mariano, could ensure that the program can last financially in the long term. The House’s Resource and Arbitrian Committee was canvassing its latest draft of Governor…

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House to vote on $425 million Massachusetts emergency shelter funding on Thursday

The House on Thursday will take up a $425 million supplemental budget to replenish accounts for the state's emergency family shelter system, almost a week after it ran out of money. Speaker Ron Mariano told reporters on Monday afternoon that the chamber plans to take up the bill during their form