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Oct. 23: Lunch Hour Live — The Big Stories In Boston

Beacon Hill — This Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 photo shows the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston. After falling short at the finish line last year, supporters of an effort to rollback a rule that denies welfare benefits to children born into families already receiving public assistance are hoping to score an early victory in the new legislative session. The state Senate on Thursday, March 7 approved a spending bill that includes language repealing the rule often referred to as a “family cap,” or “cap on kids.” Many Democrats have long decried it as an outdated and unjust measure that hurts thousands of low-income children in Massachusetts.

September 20, 2019

Updated August 09, 2023

Inside Boston — The Big Stories In Boston
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM

Location:
WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116

We sit down to unpack the biggest stories of the week in Boston.

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