Massachusetts Officials May Start Turning Away Families Seeking Emergency Shelter This Week In Midst of Migrant Surge

Massachusetts Officials May Start Turning Away Families Seeking Emergency Shelter This Week In Midst of Migrant Surge

State officials can start turning away families from emergencies shelters when they run out of space, now that a state judge has denied a request to force the state to provide places for them to live.

That may happen as soon as this week.

As Elizabeth Warren Seeks Re-Election, Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Maximum Age For U.S. Senators
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As Elizabeth Warren Seeks Re-Election, Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Maximum Age For U.S. Senators

Tom Joyce

As U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) seeks another term in office, many Massachusetts voters say that politicians like her are too old to serve in the U.S. Senate. 

Warren will be 75 years old next year, and she wants another six years in the U.S. Senate. If she wins re-election in 2024 and serves for another four years, that would make her 81 at the end of her third term. And while Massachusetts voters generally support Warren, they also want younger politicians on Capitol Hill, a recent UMass Amherst poll showed.

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