Housing Activists Vow to Continue Campaign after Ban of Rent Control Ballot Initiative
Source: The Keep Massachusetts Home Campaign The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today issued a decision...
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Could Massachusetts Get Rent Control Back After a 32-Year Ban?
by Steve Dubb The following article appeared originally in Shelterforce on June 5, 2026 and...
Town Council Approves Rent Stabilization Resolution
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, June 15, 2026, Part 2 Read Part...
Frustrations Surface at State Review of Open Meeting Law
The Massachusetts Open Meeting Law Advisory Commission (OMLAC), a body comprising representatives from the Attorney...
What is Rent Control?
The following is adapted from the Metropolitan Planning Council fact sheet. Rent control is a...
Letter: Here’s a Way to Support Rent Control in Massachusetts
As many of you know, Amherst continues to struggle with a lack of affordable housing...
Students at Fort River Elementary Mobilize to Oppose Book Banning
Book bans are a major issue in today’s world, and that’s why fifth-graders at Fort...
Letter: Bond Bill Amendments Weaken Local Environmental Bylaws
The following letter was sent to State Senator Jo Comerford and State Representative Mindy Domb...
Shutesbury Adopts the PROTECT Bylaw to Govern Town Interactions with ICE
In our criminal legal systems, who should decide when information is shared with federal immigration...
Opinion: Amherst Should Not Have to Trade Wetland Protections for Housing
The Mass Ready Act is being promoted as a major environmental and climate-resilience bill, and...
Opinion: Governor Healy’s Social Media Ban is Even Worse Than You Think
Governor Healey and several misguided MA lawmakers recently advanced some invasive online ID check legislation, (see...
Opinion: Rural Areas Deserve Safe Drinking Water Too
The following column appeared previously in the Amherst Bulletin. This year marks the 100th anniversary of...