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Five newcomers won City Council seats after being backed by groups critical of plans for additional multifamily housing.

BOSTON — Against the backdrop of what elected officials on both sides of the aisle have called a "housing crisis" in Massachusetts, advocates took to Beacon Hill this week to

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.

An article that asks the state Legislature if Brookline can cap rent increases is being discussed in Town Meeting this week.

It's a significant development for a topic that was until recently "practically a third rail" in the State House. But any effort to overturn the state's nearly three-decade ban on rent control has a long way to go.

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.

Healey’s proposal would end a decade-long fight to tap high-end real estate sales for the greater good.

Gov. Maura Healey's Affordable Homes Act proposes new investments, initiatives and executive orders to build and preserve new housing across Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled a sweeping $4 billion bill Wednesday aimed at creating new homes and making housing more affordable.

Gov. Maura Healey, who has emphasized competition with other states, said the housing bill is necessary to keep residents from leaving Massachusetts.