STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS – WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14, 2016 STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GROUPS URGE HOUSE TO RESCUE ADULT FOSTER CARE Upset with Gov. Charlie Baker’s unilateral budget cuts and warning they could do severe harm to the program, a coalition of some of the state’s largest human services associations on Tuesday sent a letter to […]
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STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS – MORNING EDITION – THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 2016
STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS – MORNING EDITION – THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 2016 STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH WINTER DROUGHT, CONSERVATION MOVES INDOORS As a dry Massachusetts moves into winter still plagued by a drought, state environmental officials want residents to check for leaky faucets and toilets, and to find other ways of conserving water during the […]
FEES ADD TO HURDLES FACING EX-INMATES, DISTRICT COURT CHIEF SAYS
Inmates released from prison who are placed on probation should not need to pay fees for their supervision, the chief justice of the district court said Wednesday. “The imposition of a fee at that point in time, a probation fee, is counter to rehabilitative efforts, and we’ve seen some evidence it interferes with employment, with […]