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Senate leaves housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill
The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday avoided making any changes to the controversial MBTA Communities Act while advancing a ...
Springfield housing advocates praise new law that seals eviction records
Hampden County has the highest rate of evictions of any county in Massachusetts, according to the Massachusetts Housing ...
Budget battle ahead over broker fees
The Senate is also planning to include a $1.3 billion “boost” in unrestricted local aid in its spending plan, and the chamber ...
Boston.com12d
Affordable housing reform in Massachusetts? Readers say not so fast.
The resources exist in MA.” – Jim F., Needham “40B is way too low. It should be raised significantly and given stronger incentive/enforcement mechanisms so that we build more housing and ...
The Lowell Sun10d
Editorial: National report puts our housing woes in context
“Massachusetts, which received low scores ... rules that continue to inhibit production. The $5.2 billion housing bond bill signed into law authorizes the modernization of the public housing ...
House votes to make all cities hit 10% affordable housing goal; triple-decker bill advances
The vote was among a series of legislative moves on May 6 involving House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi's home affordability ...
Gloucester Daily Times2d
Senate leaves MBTA housing law alone in $1.3 billion spending bill
The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday avoided making any changes to the controversial MBTA Communities Act while advancing a $1.3 billion spending bill packed with one-time investments in education ...