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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s push to eliminate taxpayer-funded motels for the homeless was upheld in a recent decision by the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. ILLUSTRATION BY SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Court rules to continue limit on tax-payer funded housing for homeless

Daily Free Press Staff October 14, 2018
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration could continue its policy of only housing homeless families in tax-dollar funded motels as a last resort.
A view of the Boston Skyline. Gov. Charlie Baker sent his opportunity zone designations, which would allow for private, tax-free investment into areas of economic need, to the U.S. Treasury Department. PHOTO BY ANNAYLN KUMAR/DFP FILE PHOTO

Baker designates over 100 Massachusetts neighborhoods ‘opportunity zones’ for investment

Michal Shvimer April 25, 2018
In an effort to generate long-term investment in low-income areas, on April 19, Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration proposed 138 neighborhoods across Massachusetts, including Boston, become “Opportunity Zones.”
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