State court upholds a controversial MBTA zoning law. 3 SouthCoast towns aren't complying.
The state's highest court upheld a controversial MBTA zoning law. Most South Coast Rail towns are following it. Three are not. Here's what can happen.
Despite court ruling, Holden will wait and see about complying with MBTA housing law
The Mass. Supreme Judicial Court sided with the state on towns being required to offer multi-unit zoning. Holden is still holding off.
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 Communities Act, an effort by the state to address the housing crisis. It was signed into law by former Republican Gov.
SJC rules MBTA zoning law can stand, but orders state to redo guidelines
The state’s highest court has made clear that communities subject to the law must allow for additional, responsible development – and that the law is mandatory, not voluntary,” Attorney
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, the Supreme Judicial Court says the housing guidelines issued to towns affected by the law are "legally ineffective.
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 the state’s ambitious housing law.
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.
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 (SJC) has ruled that
Read the full high court ruling on state lawsuit against Milton over housing law
The SJC that Attorney General Andrea Campbell can sue cities and towns to comply with the MBTA Communities Act but that the detailed zoning guidelines that shape the law must be thrown out.
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.
MBTA housing law is constitutional, state's highest court finds. But there's a catch
The state's highest court on Wednesday upheld the controversial MBTA Communities Act as a constitutional law that the attorney general has the power to enforce with legal action, but also ruled that existing guidelines are "unenforceable" because the Healey administration failed to roll them out properly.
Governor Healey’s task force eyes major cash infusion to fill T’s growing budget gap
The sudden injection of so sizable a sum would be a profound change for the T — at least in the short run. The agency’s ...
2024 MBTA complete payroll: ‘Your Tax Dollars at Work’ database
The MBTA payroll has arrived, on time. Go here for the main “Your Tax Dollars at Work” landing page. To search on this ...
SJC: MBTA Communities Act is legal, but ‘presently unenforceable’
The state will file regulations by Friday "consistent with the court's decision" after the SJC called the current guidelines ...
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What the SJC ruling on the MBTA Communities Act means beyond Milton
Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled Wednesday the state can force communities to comply with the MBTA Communities Act ...
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 ...
Gov. Healey plans to stabilize MBTA through budget as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms
The governor will soon receive recommendations on handling the MBTA's looming budget crisis, but she already sees a chance to provide the T with “immediate stabilization” through the annual state ...
Updated: Missing Quincy man has been found, police say
Miguel Brito Estrada was last seen at the Wollaston MBTA train station around 5 p.m. Monday, according to the Quincy Police ...