Real Estate Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing: Legislative Hearing September 9
It’s time for our next push to pass the Real Estate Transfer Fee for Affordable Housing! The Joint Committee on Revenue is convening a hearing on this bill on Tuesday, September 9 at 10 […]
Rent Control and More: the Network’s Testimony Here; Submit Yours!
Thanks to all who showed up at the legislative hearing on the rent control bill yesterday! A full bus from Springfield – shout-out to Springfield No One Leaves! – joined […]
Rally for Rent Control! Tuesday, July 29 – bus to Boston! See Latest Report on Sky High Rents
Join the bus from Springfield – go here to register and more details will follow (departing at 9:30 am from Springfield). And read on for the call to action from our […]
Today and Tomorrow! Submit your testimony to stop criminalization and support key housing bills
TODAY: Hearing on Ending Criminalization of Homelessness Today, July 22, 1 pm, the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Governments will be hearing testimony on H.2261, An Act ending the criminalization of homelessness. Please […]
A Big Two Weeks on Our Priority Bills!
We have three state legislative hearings on deck over these next two weeks that offer us an opportunity to be heard on critical bills! In chronological order: End Criminalization of […]
Northampton and Easthampton Join with the Network to Testify on Older Adult Homelessness
On Monday, May 12, western Massachusetts showed up at a legislative hearing of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs to call out the alarming increase in older adult homelessness and […]
Be Heard on the Budget! Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Tuesday, April 8
On Tuesday, April 8 at 11 am, the Joint Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing for the public to weigh in on FY26 budget priorities. Let’s use this opportunity to […]
Tenants Organize, Easthampton Acts!
On Wednesday, March 19, the Easthampton City Council passed a resolution calling for the repeal of the statewide rent control ban and in support of the pending bill to “allow cities […]
