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CHAPA’s new Massachusetts Housing Leadership Academy to equip local leaders with skills to tackle housing challenges
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) opened applications for its new Massachusetts Housing Leadership...
CHAPA Applauds Attorney General Campbell’s Enforcement of the MBTA Communities Act
On Tuesday, July 14, Attorney General Andrea Campbell...
Federal Government Enacts Taxing and Spending Bill
On July 4th, the federal government enacted a taxing and...
Housing News
Support Key Housing Amendments in the FY26 Senate Budget
Last week, the Senate Ways and Means Committee released its budget proposal for the upcoming state fiscal year. At a time of fiscal challenges and federal government uncertainty, we are grateful that housing programs were largely protected, and in some cases received...
Senate Ways and Means Committee Releases FY2026 Budget Proposal
Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee released its Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026) budget proposal. Amid ongoing uncertainty around federal funding, the budget includes funding increases for some housing programs, while others remain level-funded at FY25 levels or...
CHAPA Submits Comments to HUD on Termination of AFFH Rule
CHAPA Submits Comments to HUD on Termination of AFFH Rule On Friday, May 2, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) closed the public comment period on the termination of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. AFFH is intended to...
MA House Passes FY26 Budget, Select Housing Adds Approved, Advocacy Turns to Senate for Additional Support
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to approve a $61.5 billion state budget for fiscal year 2026, capping off two and a half days of debate and the adoption of seven consolidated amendment packages. The final vote was 151 to 6, with the...
FY2026 House Budget – Oppose These Housing Amendments
Massachusetts needs 222,000 new homes by 2035 and we need every tool available to reach that goal. Unfortunately, there are several proposed amendments to the FY2026 House budget that would hold us back if adopted. Please call your state representative and urge them...
Co-Sponsor Amendment #1263: Strengthen the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP)
Amendment #1263, filed by Representative Vanna Howard, would significantly increase funding for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) in the FY26 state budget. The amendment would raise MRVP funding to $270 million — enough to maintain current rental...
Support Key Housing Amendments in the FY26 House Budget
Next week, the House is scheduled to begin debate on the FY26 state budget. Lawmakers filed more than 1,600 amendments to the House Ways and Means proposal — the highest number in over a decade — reflecting the widespread need for support across the Commonwealth. With...
House Ways and Means Committee Releases FY2026 Budget Proposal
Just after noon today, the House Ways and Means released its budget for Fiscal Year 2026. With state revenues coming in lower than hoped and a great deal of uncertainty at the federal level, legislators are faced with significant challenges in developing a spending...
CHAPA Names Jennifer Gilbert as Musicant Cohen Executive Director of Housing Policy Action Center
Last summer, CHAPA announced the Musicant Cohen Family Fund’s generous $1 million gift to launch the new CHAPA Housing Policy Action Center. Today, we’re pleased to name Jennifer Gilbert as the first Musicant Cohen Executive Director of the Center. Jennifer brings...
Sens Warren and Markey Accepting Approps Requests for FY2026
Through Friday, March 31, senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey will be accepting preliminary requests for Congressionally-Directed Spending (CDS) for Massachusetts-based projects in the FY2026 federal budget. See below for communication from their offices: Good...