The Fiscal Alliance Foundation issued the following statement regarding the Attorney General’s certification of a ballot question seeking to reimpose government-imposed rent control measures in Massachusetts.

BOSTON – On August 2, state Representative Mike Connolly, a socialist from Cambridge, filed paperwork with the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) for a ballot question that would, among other things, enact government-imposed rent control. Rep. Connolly’s ballot question also included other policies, such as allowing cities and towns to pass new rules regulating evictions. The ballot question seeks to overturn the will of the voters, who in 1994 voted to outlaw government-imposed rent control. Rep. Connolly was one of 15 individuals who signed the rent control ballot question proposal, which may be found by clicking here.

Voter Opinions Mixed on Rent Control, Minimum Wage, and Other Issues

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The Fiscal Alliance Foundation released the results of a poll today that sampled Massachusetts voters on a wide range of policies and topics including the 62F Tax Rebate Law, Rent Control, and a hypothetical Baker/Warren U.S. Senate contest.