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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Campaign to End Veteran Homelessness in Massachusetts  

3/05/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Revokes Milton Grant Due to MBTA Communities Noncompliance  

2/21/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Massachusetts Receives $125M from HUD for Housing Assistance Programs  

2/02/2024 Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

State-run Continuum of Care program set to receive 24% increase in funding to meet rising costs and expand services

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Governor Healey Swears in Housing Advisory Council and Commission on Unlocking Housing Production  

1/29/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Affordable Homes Act Would Have $25B Economic Benefit Over Five Years 

1/25/2024 Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration’s housing strategy would also create 30K jobs and recoup $750 million in tax revenues over same period 

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces New Affordable Housing Development Across the State  

1/22/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

26 projects in 19 communities supported by state funding and tax credits

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Healey-Driscoll Administration and Broad Coalition of Stakeholders Testify in Support of Affordable Homes Act  

1/18/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Affordable Homes Act and tax cuts package expected to create 30,000 jobs, generate $25 billion in economic impact, and bring in $800 million in tax revenue

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Conversion of Former State Hospital into a 141-Unit Housing Development  

12/14/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Walnut Street in Foxborough will create affordable housing for those age 55 and over

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $4.7 Million in Housing Choice awards for 31 Massachusetts Communities  

12/12/2023 Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

10 Communities Received first-time Housing Choice Designation in 2023

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces First Communities in Compliance with MBTA Communities Law  

12/12/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Salem and Lexington are first two communities to be determined compliant by the state

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Fair Housing Alliance of Massachusetts, Healey-Driscoll Administration Launch Campaign for Education, Action, and Awareness to Fight Illegal Housing Discrimination 

12/06/2023 Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Housing and Livable Communities announces media campaign to fight housing discrimination

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Holds First Regional Cabinet Meeting in Amherst 

12/05/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Following the meeting, Cabinet members took a tour of UMass Amherst’s Life Sciences Laboratories with Chancellor Javier Reyes

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State’s Emergency Assistance Director and United Way of Massachusetts Bay Announce New Partnership to Support Safety Net Options for Homeless Families  

11/07/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

As Emergency Shelter System Reaches Capacity, $5 Million Grant Program Created for Local Organizations and Community Partners to Stand Up Short-Term, Overnight Sites

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In Fall River, Governor Healey Highlights Affordable Housing and Development Initiatives  

11/03/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

For the first time in 20 years, Governor Healey expanded the Rental Deduction Cap by 25%

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Governor Healey Highlights Affordable Homes Act in Worcester and Amherst  

11/01/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Largest housing investment in state history will unlock creation of 40,000 new homes statewide