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By Katie Lannan
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
BOSTON — Massachusetts House Democrats on Tuesday beat back a Republican proposal that would have required adult public housing applicants to provide their Social Security numbers or alien registration numbers.
There are tens of thousands of families all across the state that celebrated school vacation this past week. Some stayed home, being frugal, saving money. Some traveled, unconcerned about rising costs. And some (small business owners in particular), are taking the time to consider moving in search of a lower cost of doing business, ahead of what might be dramatic tax hikes.
Some working-class families here in Massachusetts can't afford to travel due to the increasingly rising costs of living here, but I want to let them in on a little secret — go ahead and take that vacation next time, because you can probably qualify for MassHealth.