Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The proposal would limit the annual rent increase for residential units in Massachusetts to the increase of the Consumer Price ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (WWLP) – A potential ballot question would cap how much rent could increase year-to-year in the Bay State–a form of rent ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – In the wake of the Trump administration’s rollback of tobacco prevention efforts, researchers are calling on state lawmakers to boost funding to help curb tobacco use. In its annual ...

Animal control officers in a Massachusetts town were caught by surprise when they went to check a report of an alligator at a local park. Andover animal control officers were called to Deer Jump ...

A coalition of housing groups plans to pursue a ballot question next year that would limit annual rent increases in Massachusetts to no more than 5%, a policy supporters argue is a “moderate” form of ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Even before it has advanced in the process of getting on the November 2026 ballot, real estate interests last week started to formally lobby mayors and regional chambers of commerce ...

The proposed cap would limit rent increases in Massachusetts to the increase of the consumer price index or 5%, whichever is ...

Massachusetts mayors have their red ink ready for a statewide rent control ballot measure after a study found the initiative would eliminate $300 billion in property values, as supporters call it a ...

A proposal for the strictest statewide rent control policy in the US is on track to make it onto the 2026 ballot in Massachusetts. Supporters have collected more than enough signatures to advance a ...