Nightside With Dan Rea

In 1983 then Governor Michael Dukakis signed the state’s “right to shelter” law in Massachusetts. The law requires the Commonwealth to provide shelter and other necessities to “needy families with children and pregnant women with no other children.” That law has now been interpreted to include migrants arriving here in MA. Homeless women, including MA residents are not covered by this statute. Should the law be extended to all homeless MA women?Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on iHeart Radio!