Tenants and landlords alike spoke to lawmakers during a Tuesday hearing, though as might be expected the owners were greatly outnumbered by the lease-holders.
State Representative Mike Connolly, a Cambridge Democrat, said he is suspending his campaign to gather 75,000 signatures to put a question on the ballot that would lift the 1994 law that bans rent control in Massachusetts.
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A long-sought tax on pricey real estate transactions in Boston could generate tens of millions of dollars for affordable housing investments, but "remains out of reach" without the blessing of Beacon Hill, Mayor Michelle Wu told lawmakers Wednesday. Wu was one of several local officials from communities across Massachusetts who urged lawmakers to grant them the ability to