BOSTON (WPRI) — The state of Massachusetts has to hand over $2.1 billion to the federal government because of a mistake made years ago. Gov. Maura Healey's office said the mistake was made under the previous Charlie Baker administration, who mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits. Starting this December, the state will pay back the money over the next decade. Anyone who received jobless benefits during that time wi…

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Massachusetts owes feds $2.1 billion to resolve unemployment mistake

Massachusetts will pay the federal government $2.1 billion of the $2.5 billion it misspent under former Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration. Gov. Maura Healey’s (D-MA) administration announced Monday that the state reached a settlement with former President Joe Biden’s administration last Friday to pay back most of what it misspent to pay jobless claims. The... The post Massachusetts to return $2.1 billion in misspent federal COVID-19…

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Massachusetts to return $2.1 billion in misspent federal COVID-19 funds

Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said Monday. Gov. Maura Healey, who succeeded Baker in 2023, and her deputies unveiled details of a settlement they reached with the outgoing Biden administration Friday in which the Bay State will repay most but not all of the amount it owed due to the err…

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State settles federal COVID cash spending foul for $2.1B

Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said Monday.

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Mass. owes feds $2.1B to resolve unemployment mistake

Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits,

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Mass. will pay $2.1B to federal government to fix pandemic unemployment mistake

BOSTON (SHNS) - Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the Baker administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits, officials said Monday. Gov. Maura Healey, who succeeded Baker in 2023, and her deputies unveiled details of a settlement they reached with the outgoing Biden administration Friday in which the Bay State will repay most but not all of the amount it owe…

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The $2.1 billion mistake came to light soon after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey took office in 2023, her administration said.

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In deal with feds, Mass. will have to pay back $2.1 billion misspent by Baker administration

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Massachusetts owes federal government $2.1 billion

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Mass. owes feds $2.1 billion to resolve unemployment mistake

The settlement saddles the state with a major new cost at a time when budget-writers are grappling with a series of other headaches.

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‘Monumental error’: Mass. owes feds $2.1 billion to resolve unemployment mistake

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