Massachusetts receives more than $102 million for transportation infrastructure projects
The grants include funding for McGrath Highway in Somerville, station improvements at JFK/UMass in Boston and electric ...
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Breaking: Mass. SJC rules MBTA Communities Act is constitutional but its implementing "guidelines” are invalid
In its eagerly anticipated decision issued this morning in Attorney General v. Town of Milton, the Supreme Judicial Court ...
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Court Upholds MBTA Zoning Act
Report by Tom Gorman The State Supreme Judicial Court today upheld the controversial MBTA Communities Zoning Act that requires communities that have or are near transit lines to create zoning for ...
MBTA housing law stands, state to revise enforcement rules
Massachusetts' top court upholds the MBTA Communities Act, requiring denser housing, but mandates guideline revisions before enforcement.
Ruling on MBTA zoning law could force Holden, Millbury into compliance
While Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed suit against Milton, the suit does not include Holden and Millbury.
MBTA Communities Law is constitutional, Massachusetts SJC rules, but current guidelines are unenforceable
The controversial MBTA Communities Law is constitutional, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday. But for now, ...
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SJC rules MBTA rezoning law is constitutional, 'enforceable,' if state redoes rollout
The decision makes clear the state's authority over Milton and 176 other municipalities affected by the so-called MBTA ...
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SJC Upholds MBTA Zoning Law, Orders New Regulations
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state’s power to sue communities that fail to comply with the MBTA ...
State can force towns to allow more housing, court rules — but there’s a catch
The state's highest court mostly sided with the state about a controversial housing law affecting communities, but with an ...
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Court Ruling Paves the Way For State to Sue Towns With Exclusionary Zoning Laws
A hotly anticipated ruling from the Commonwealth’s Supreme Judicial Court affirms that the state government has a clear ...
SJC supports controversial housing law, but says details must be rewritten
The Supreme Judicial Court ruling in the Milton lawsuit is a win for Healey and Campbell, but could slow implementation of ...
Massachusetts highest court has ruled in favor of multifamily housing law. What was said
Massachusetts' highest court upheld a controversial state law that requires towns to build affordable housing near the MBTA.