Evan Horowitz of the Center for State Policy Analysis Horowitz said the Donahue Institute analysis would be more suitable if the state was in a recession because it assumes there is a shortfall of jobs and economic activity. He questioned whether it would be possible to create 30,000 jobs in what is basically a full employment economy. Indeed, he indicated the bond bill could accelerate the scramble for scarce employees right now.
Housing
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No more waiving a right to a home inspection
At a time when even small offer terms can mean the difference between securing your dream home and returning to square one, many homebuyers are cutting corners and closing on a house without a full evaluation.
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When your home is making your children sick
This situation has left us wondering when our elected leaders will make effective policies that protect our children without needing a pediatrician to take matters into her own hands.
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Development proposed at Shawmut T stop still too big
The Boston Planning and Development Agency has permitted Trinity’s project, but there is an appeals process under law, and we plan to use it.
Posted inImmigration
Work authorizations for migrants in shelter system soar
Between December 18 and December 28, the number of migrants in the emergency shelter system who are authorized to work under federal law rose from 813 to 2,713, according to a status report provided to the Legislture.
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Mass. should ban evictions during the winter months
Despite its frigid weather, Massachusetts doesn’t prohibit evictions during the winter months like some other states and cities.
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Newton councilors scale back housing plan in face of state deadline
NEWTON CITY COUNCILORS signed off on the wealthy Boston suburb’s first substantial zoning overhaul in more than 35 years, approving a plan on Monday night that aims to bring more housing to region in desperate need of new units, but they balked at going beyond the mandates of a new state law after proponents of […]
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Healey’s shelter cap of 7,500 families is triggered
The number of families housed in the state’s emergency shelter system hit Gov. Maura Healey’s limit on Thursday afternoon, triggering a new regulation that will allow the shelter system to begin to turn people away.
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The environmental case for repurposing downtown buildings
AT A TIME when vacancy rates in some of Boston’s downtown office buildings remain high and foot-traffic has been slow to return in office only districts, long-floated ideas of converting commercial space to residential units are once again being considered. This is a move that could have positive implications, not just for increased housing production, […]
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Shelter system also key for survivors of domestic violence
THE SUDDEN SPOTLIGHT on Massachusetts’ painfully strained shelter system – creaking under growing demand driven by new migrant arrivals – has mostly glanced past a group that was already struggling to find safe haven before the crunch hit “unsustainable” levels. Survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse sit at the uneasy intersection of the system’s […]