Mass. unemployment system underperforms and four more stories
ADVERTISEMENT The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, reporters Chris Lisinski and Jordan Wolman delve into the state's sluggish delivery of unemployment benefits to Bay Staters. The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance has improved by some metrics since last year, but still remains one of the slowest in the nation. Plus: the number of unsheltered homeless individuals hits a record high in Holyoke , Nahant and Northeastern go to court over a land grab , thousands gather in Boston to protest ICE , and decision to use "millionaires tax" to fund perennial investments over new programs leaves some scratching their heads. Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for reading. — The CommonWealth Beacon team Despite improvement, Mass. unemployment system remains one of the worst...