State Delays Enforcement of Electric Truck Requirements
The move will likely be a relief to contractors, who say there aren’t enough clean trucks or charging stations available, but it’s being met with anger by environmental advocates.
New Hampshire’s 2017 ADU Failure Has Implications for Mass.
A 2017 law then seen as groundbreaking hardly generated few new homes. It left too much room for local officials to create hidden roadblocks, experts in New Hampshire say.
Local Leaders Fret Over Accessory Units, Local Control
The Massachusetts Municipal Association supports Gov. Maura Healey’s policy-heavy, $4 billion housing bond bill, but there are pockets of concern among local leaders as the state deploys other carrots and sticks to generate more construction.
High-Profile Housing Bill Draws Support, Cautious Responses
Will the Yes In My Back Yard bill, recently filed on Beacon Hill, might well become called the Maybe In My Back Yard bill, based on the cool reception to some of the legislation’s key provisions?
Personnel File – No. 319
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
Remote Meetings At Risk As Friday Deadline Nears
Without a last-minute agreement between the House and Senate, the authority for public bodies, agencies and commissions to hold their meetings remotely is due to expire at the end of this week, and affected groups are taking note.
Lawmakers Tee Up Monday Hearing on Baker’s Econ Dev Bill
Gov. Charlie Baker’s $3.5 billion economic development bill, one of his priorities for the remaining three months of formal lawmaking this year, will get its hearing Monday before the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
Housing Around Transit Nodes Threatened by Local Concerns
Local communities may choose to forgo state grants to avoid multifamily development requirements and retain control over their towns’ so-called “character.”
A Harder Line on Housing Production?
A new analysis shows what’s at stake under Massachusetts’ transit-oriented zoning reform, potentially opening up nearly 31,000 acres near MBTA stations in Greater Boston for multifamily development.
DeLeo Cautious in Face of Calls to Pass Housing Bill by Year’s End
Despite calls from housing experts, municipal leaders and Gov. Charlie Baker himself, House Speaker Bob DeLeo said he wasn’t ready to commit to passing a bill aimed at spurring housing production by the end of 2019.
Baker’s Zoning Reform Must Pass, But More Needed
Massachusetts’ housing crisis has finally reached the point where nearly everyone is willing to support taking the first step to resolve it.
A New Leadership Role for CRE Industry Voice
Tamara Small has been the commercial real estate industry’s leading voice on Beacon Hill in her role as senior vice president of government affairs for NAIOP Massachusetts.
Lobbying on Housing Bill has Tied House’s Hands, Speaker Says
With time running out, House Speaker Robert DeLeo said Monday that a housing production bill was “not at all” dead for the session, but said two lobbying organizations representing commercial developers and city and town governments could “severely” limit the scope of that legislation.
