Top Baker administration deputies formally warned lawmakers in late December that within 90 days the state’s 3,500 shelter units would hit capacity, due to an influx of migrant families into the state. Though the legislation died at the turn of a new session earlier this month, new Gov. Maura Healey said she also plans to file legislation for expanded shelter housing. “So who knows what the next 90 days are going to entail? Whether it’s with housing needs or the effect on our school districts,” she said on Friday.
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