Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 29 to April 2, 2021
Modified: 4/9/2021 2:39:57 PM
There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Charlie Baker on his 151 vetoes of items in the 2020 session. A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needed the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives voted and fewer votes when some members were absent, or a seat was vacant. Baker fell short of that goal as 46 votes was the most support he received on any veto. The House easily overrode all 151 vetoes, including 12 that were overridden unanimously.
Beacon Hill Roll Call: March 29 to April 2, 2021
Published: 4/9/2021 2:39:53 PM
There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Charlie Baker on his 151 vetoes of items in the 2020 session. A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needed the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives voted and fewer votes when some members were absent, or a seat was vacant. Baker fell short of that goal as 46 votes was the most support he received on any veto. The House easily overrode all 151 vetoes, including 12 that were overridden unanimously.
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Massachusetts gets federal approval to expand Pandemic EBT benefits to certain children under age 6
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Massachusetts received federal approval to provide Pandemic-EBT benefits to households with children under age 6 receiving food assistance, expanding benefits to an estimated 96,000 children statewide.
Households with children under age 6 who are receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will get either $68.20 or $136.40 a month, depending on whether they’re in a remote or hybrid learning environment.
P-EBT benefits can be used anywhere SNAP benefits are accepted, including online purchases from Walmart, Amazon and ALDI.
Massachusetts is the third state to get federal approval to include children under age 6 who are receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. The Department of Transitional Assistance, which announced the change Friday afternoon, estimates the expansion of P-EBT for children under
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