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Members of the Easthampton Tenants Union rally at City hall in December 2025. One speaker stands at a podium that says "Support Easthampton tenants" while others hold signs behind that read "The rent is wicked high," "Keep our elders in their homes," "Warm, cozy, affordable homes," and "Massahcusetts es nuestro hogar." Members of the Easthampton Tenants Union rally at City hall in December 2025. One speaker stands at a podium that says "Support Easthampton tenants" while others hold signs behind that read "The rent is wicked high," "Keep our elders in their homes," "Warm, cozy, affordable homes," and "Massahcusetts es nuestro hogar."

Housing

To avoid a grueling fight before November, the campaign for rent stabilization has worked on compromise legislation with developers and other opponents of the...

Mona Shadi speaks at a Easthampton Tenants Union press conference last year. She stands at a podium that reads "Support Easthampion TENANTS! Join us in working to Keep our Community together!"

Housing

Citywide tenants unions are rare. But they’re starting to pop up nationwide, including in Easthampton, where neighbors are building power by fighting for cheaper...

Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia speaks at an anti-rent control press conference earlier this year. He stands behind a podium that reads "Housing for Massachusetts," with six other opponents of rent stabilization standing behind him.

Housing

Landlords and developers are organizing to oppose a grassroots ballot measure for statewide rent control, and they’re counting on elected officials to help them...

Health

“The Holyoke Fire Department would like to have sprinklers in all our buildings, but we are bound by the building code and the law,”...

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