The deal between Middleborough and the state came after the town last month sued the state housing office for an exemption ...

Five Massachusetts towns are taking legal action against the state over the State Auditor's "unfunded mandate" decision.

One of the tools in the state’s housing-creation toolbox has been lying unused for more than two years, waiting for the state ...

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Gov. Maura Healey says she doesn’t want to see Massachusetts cities and towns “penalized” because of the controversial MBTA zoning law but is not backing away from withholding grants from ...

There's another round of potentially damaging winds across Massachusetts on Friday. Winds could reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. A high wind warning will be in effect into Friday for the ...

The Auditor’s Division of Local Mandates found late last month that the 2021 zoning law is an unfunded mandate as it “does not provide a funding mechanism for compliance with its provisions ...

That's why Salt Lake City is looking to completely rewrite its zoning map, trimming 26 existing mixed-use and commercial zones, differentiated by height, into six more distinctive zones.