Mayors and officials statewide have joined coalition opposing a proposed rent control ballot question, citing budget and ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – In the wake of the Trump administration’s rollback of tobacco prevention efforts, researchers are calling on state lawmakers to boost funding to help curb tobacco use. In its annual ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Even before it has advanced in the process of getting on the November 2026 ballot, real estate interests last week started to formally lobby mayors and regional chambers of commerce ...

A campaign to place a rent control question on the 2024 ballot has failed, as it faced a near impossible task of collecting the required amount of signatures within the next two weeks. The initiative ...

A coalition of housing groups plans to pursue a ballot question next year that would limit annual rent increases in Massachusetts to no more than 5%, a policy supporters argue is a “moderate” form of ...

The average rent in Worcester is $1,837 per month as of April, which is about 12% higher than the national average of $1,640/month.