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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposed the elimination of the “family cap,” a welfare rule that denies benefits to children born into families who already receive public assistance. COURTESY OF MARK HERLIHY/ HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE

Baker proposes lifting welfare cap on children

Anastasia Eremina January 29, 2019
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker included a provision in the state’s fiscal year 2020 budget that would end the “family cap,” a welfare rule that prevents children who are born to families that already receive public assistance from receiving benefits.
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