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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

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Unveils $4 Billion Affordable Homes Act to Increase Production and Lower Costs  

10/18/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Largest housing investment in state history will create more than 40,000 new homes

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $65 Million in Community Development Block Grants in Gardner  

8/25/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Federal CDBG Funds Will Support 72 Communities Across the Commonwealth

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La Gobernadora Healey declara estado de emergencia, y pide apoyar a las familias migrantes recién llegadas  

8/08/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

La administración hace un llamado al gobierno federal para más fondos estatales y aceleración del proceso de permisos de trabajo Fondo de ayuda para inmigrantes por parte de United Way of Massachusetts Bays y Boston Foundation serán implementados para

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Governor Healey Declares State of Emergency, Calls for Support for Newly Arriving Migrant Families  

8/08/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Administration calls on federal government to expedite funding and work authorizations Migrant Families Relief Fund established by United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Boston Foundation to support new arrivals Additional ways to help available at mass.