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Massachusetts welfare dollars spent in Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Alaska: ‘What the hell is someone doing in Hawaii?’

Herald digs through data obtained via public records request

Bay State welfare dollars were spent 32 times in Hawaii in FY24, records show. From Maui, shown, to the big island. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Bay State welfare dollars were spent 32 times in Hawaii in FY24, records show. From Maui, shown, to the big island. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Joe Dwinell
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Welfare recipients can't use ATMs in casinos and pot shops, but that didn't stop them from firing up EBT cards in Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, California, Florida, and Alaska. That's not all.

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