The campaign behind a proposed 2026 ballot measure to establish rent control across the state says it has cleared the highest signature-gathering hurdle in the initiative petition process, submitting ...

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A statewide initiative that seeks to cap annual rent increases in Massachusetts at 5% has gained enough signatures to move one step closer to the 2026 ballot, prompting property owners and real estate ...

It looks like Massachusetts voters will get to weigh in on rent control in 2026. Supporters say they have more than enough signatures to put the issue on next year's ballot. Housing affordability is a ...

The dome of the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Ballot questions about rent control, all-party state primaries and funding for water and nature conservancy are among those expected to ...

Boston Public Radio hosts Jim Braude, left, and Margery Eagan, right, speak to Mayor Michelle Wu during a show broadcast from the Boston Public Library on Nov. 18, 2025. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sent ...

In their high-stakes push to put rent control on the Massachusetts ballot next year, housing advocates know they face an uphill battle, with the state’s real estate industry ready to spend millions to ...

As Boston students continue to grapple with skyrocketing rents, local housing nonprofit Fenway Forward is pushing to get a rent control measure on the statewide ballot for 2026. Volunteers canvassing ...

A reporter for Floridapolitics.com was suspended for texting Representative Randy Fine, a Republican from Florida, a question about gun control reform shortly after the shooting of Charlie Kirk in ...

A challenge has emerged to a proposed ballot question to cap rent hikes in the Bay State to no more than the consumer price index. The Fiscal Alliance Foundation has filed an objection to the proposal ...

The push to bring back rent control in Massachusetts could be put directly to the voters next year in the form of a ballot question. Housing advocates said Wednesday that they plan to collect ...