Massachusetts to return $2.1 billion in misspent federal COVID-19 funds
State officials said former Gov. Charlie Baker's administration used federal funds to pay jobless claims when it should have used state money.
Massachusetts must pay feds $2.1B after mistakenly using pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits
Massachusetts must pay the federal government $2.1 billion over the next decade after the prior administration mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits.
Massachusetts owes federal government $2.1 billion
Gov. Maura Healey's office said the mistake was made under the previous Charlie Baker administration, who mistakenly used federal pandemic funds to cover unemployment benefits.
In deal with feds, Mass. will have to pay back $2.1 billion misspent by Baker administration
The $2.1 billion mistake came to light soon after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey took office in 2023, her administration said.
Massachusetts owes $2.1B to federal government | Morning in America
Massachusetts is facing the fallout from a massive money mistake and now owes the federal government $2.1 billion. Gov. Maura Healey says the issue stems from federal COVID-19 funds being used to pay unemployment benefits the state should have covered.
Mass. owes feds $2.1B to resolve unemployment mistake
Negotiating the $2.5B liability down to $2.1B is important, but this high cost cannot be simply added to the very high cost of doing business in the Commonwealth,” Hurst said
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