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Healey slashes budget as state revenue slows

BOSTON — With tax collections slumping, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday wielded her executive powers to slash $375 million from the state budget to close a gap between projected spending

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Auditor uncovers $12 3M in welfare fraud in FY23

BOSTON — The state is uncovering high levels of welfare fraud amid stepped-up efforts to prevent people from gaming public assistance programs.

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Understanding TANF Cost Recovery in the Child Support Program | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Understanding TANF Cost Recovery in the Child Support Program | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Massachusetts is set to create TRUST FUNDS for state s poorest newborns that ll see the baby bonds invested, then given to youngsters when they turn 18 in hopes of helping them escape poverty trap

Designed to reduce income inequalities in the state, the baby bonds will be ringfenced for pursuits like paying for college, buying a home, or starting a business.

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Baby bonds: How they can help close the racial wealth gap

The state treasurer and lawmakers are pushing legislation that would create a trust fund for the most impoverished residents.

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