Healey on the state of the shelter system

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Overton. 22 news. >> State lawmakers divvy up >> State lawmakers divvy up >> State lawmakers divvy up your taxpayer dollars to meet your taxpayer dollars to meet your taxpayer dollars to meet local needs, including local needs, including local needs, including determining how your money is determining how your money is determining how your money is spent in the shelter system. spent in the shelter system. spent in the shelter system. 22 news statehouse reporter 22 news statehouse reporter 22 news statehouse reporter Olivia Ray has an update on the Olivia Ray has an update on the Olivia Ray has an update on the state's transparency policies state's transparency policies state's transparency policies when it comes to shelter when it comes to shelter when it comes to shelter funding. funding. funding. >> The Healy, Driscoll >> The Healy, Driscoll >> The Healy, Driscoll Administration no longer Administration no longer Administration no longer releases biweekly emergency releases biweekly emergency releases biweekly emergency shelter spending reports a shelter spending reports a shelter spending reports a public disclosure previously public disclosure previously public disclosure previously mandated by law. mandated by law. mandated by law. >> Shelter data reports >> Shelter data reports >> Shelter data reports disclosing how the state uses disclosing how the state uses disclosing how the state uses taxpayer money made headlines taxpayer money made headlines taxpayer money made headlines for nearly 2 years as record for nearly 2 years as record for nearly 2 years as record numbers of migrants sought numbers of migrants sought numbers of migrants sought shelter in the Bay State in shelter in the Bay State in shelter in the Bay State in 2023. 2024, these numbers have 2023. 2024, these numbers have 2023. 2024, these numbers have since significantly slowed in since significantly slowed in since significantly slowed in part due to tightening borders. part due to tightening borders. part due to tightening borders. And in part due to he leader And in part due to he leader And in part due to he leader school administration policies, school administration policies, school administration policies, according to the governor, I according to the governor, I according to the governor, I inherited a huge mess as inherited a huge mess as inherited a huge mess as governor. When I started with governor. When I started with governor. When I started with the shelter system, it was. the shelter system, it was. the shelter system, it was. >> Totally out of control. >> Totally out of control. >> Totally out of control. It was overburdened. It was It was overburdened. It was It was overburdened. It was mismanaged. It was not mismanaged. It was not mismanaged. It was not well-known. Conservative well-known. Conservative well-known. Conservative watchdog group, Mass Fiscal watchdog group, Mass Fiscal watchdog group, Mass Fiscal Alliance has weighed in on the Alliance has weighed in on the Alliance has weighed in on the laps of the data reporting law laps of the data reporting law laps of the data reporting law saying, quote, for the governor saying, quote, for the governor saying, quote, for the governor who talks big on transparency who talks big on transparency who talks big on transparency but consistently fails to but consistently fails to but consistently fails to deliver. This is a new low deliver. This is a new low deliver. This is a new low expiration of a reporting. expiration of a reporting. expiration of a reporting. Law is not an excuse to stop Law is not an excuse to stop Law is not an excuse to stop being transparent. The governor being transparent. The governor being transparent. The governor says her administration is says her administration is says her administration is keeping a close eye on the keeping a close eye on the keeping a close eye on the system. Cost of the shelter system. Cost of the shelter system. Cost of the shelter system have dropped system have dropped system have dropped precipitously importantly, so precipitously importantly, so precipitously importantly, so have the numbers in the shelter have the numbers in the shelter have the numbers in the shelter system. We're going to continue system. We're going to continue system. We're going to continue to assess things. Governor to assess things. Governor to assess things. Governor Healey did not answer a direct Healey did not answer a direct Healey did not answer a direct question about whether her question about whether her question about whether her administration will resume administration will resume administration will resume reporting specific shelter reporting specific shelter reporting specific shelter data. data. data. >> 22 news will keep you >> 22 news will keep you >> 22 news will keep you informed on how your taxpayer informed on how your taxpayer informed on how your taxpayer dollars are spent. dollars are spent. dollars are spent. >> On air on the 22 news app