40B Carve-Out in Housing Bill Can’t Fly
The same old forces that got Massachusetts into its housing crisis are again threatening to stop a key bill that represents our best shot at tackling the problem any time soon.
The same old forces that got Massachusetts into its housing crisis are again threatening to stop a key bill that represents our best shot at tackling the problem any time soon.
While it is nearly impossible to predict how the session will end, legislative leaders have expressed an interest in tackling some significant policy issues including tax revenue, housing and climate change.
In a lengthy note posted to his official Facebook page, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone came out in favor of rent control bills in the state legislature positioned by progressive legislators as an essential part of any deal to pass Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposed housing production bill.