The redraft includes $95.6 million for the Department of Children and Families and Department of Transitional Assistance-related child care, plus $94 million for income-eligible child care. It leaves out nearly two-thirds of the House-approved spending, including $43 million for rent assistance, $60 million for home care services and $15.5 million to replace electronic benefits cards vulnerable to fraud.
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Census shows recent growth in most Mass. cities and towns
The Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 estimates released last week found that about four in five Bay State municipalities counted more residents on July 1, 2024 than a year earlier.
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Outgoing Chicago schools head tapped for top Mass. job
Martinez was one of 42 people who applied for the job to lead the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education since the search began in December.