MASSACHUSETTS FINDS ITSELF in the eye of a storm. As municipal leaders, we have grown increasingly concerned as we see COVID-19 cases spiking across the state. In some communities we are already seeing the rising prevalence of this virus cause week-long turnaround times for COVID tests as contact tracers are unable to keep up with the sheer volume […]
Yvonne Spicer
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As mayors, we need Warren’s housing bill
AFFORDABLE HOUSING and access to home ownership are cornerstones of a strong middle class. For generations, affordable rental housing was the first step in the American Dream. For generations, homeownership allowed working families to reach for new opportunities and build wealth. And across those same generations, lending discrimination, often through federally imposed “redlining” policies, helped […]