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Governor Healey Signs Tax Bill with Funding Increase for LIHTC
On Wednesday, Governor Maura Healey signed into law a long-awaited bill that will provide a range of state tax cuts. Included in the new law is a provision that will increase the spending cap on the state's Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program by $20 million...
Governor Healey Files an FY2023 Closeout Supplemental Budget
Governor Maura Healey submitted a supplemental budget on September 13th to ensure that Massachusetts closes Fiscal Year 2023 in a balanced financial state. This budget serves multiple purposes, including covering spending deficiencies, supporting new collective...
Hearing on MRVP, Fair Housing, Access to Counsel & Healthy Homes Program – Wed, Sept 27
The Joint Committee on Housing will host a hearing on housing-related bills on Wednesday, September 27, at 1:00 p.m. This hearing includes CHAPA legislative priorities to: Codify and Make Program Improvements to Mass. Rental Voucher Program (H.1351/ S.888). MRVP Fact...
Action Alert: Ask the Legislature to Include LIHTC expansion in the Tax Bill
Earlier this year, the House and Senate each passed tax relief legislation. Included in the Senate version was an increase in the authorization for the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program by $20 million for a total allocation of $60 million, and a...
CHAPA Recommendations on Mandatory Mixed-Use Revisions to MBTA Multifamily Law
CHAPA applauds the additional guidelines issued by the Administration to the MBTA Multi-family zoning law (3A) that adds thirteen state funding programs communities will be eligible for upon achieving compliance under the 3A law. The additional guidelines also...
Action Alert: Help Shelter Homeless Residents in Massachusetts!
On August 8th, Governor Healey declared a state of emergency and issued a call to action to expand resources for shelter, housing, and services for the more than 5,000 families now in the state's emergency shelter system. Citizens' Housing and Planning Association...
EOHLC Releases Additional Guidelines on MBTA Multifamily (3A) law
On August 17th, the Healey Administration issued additional guidelines to the MBTA Multi-family zoning law (3A). The guidelines add 13 state funding programs that MBTA communities will be eligible for upon achieving compliance and allow MBTA communities the option to...
CHAPA, MHC, and MLRI Statement in Support of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Call to Action for Families Experiencing Homelessness
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (MCH), Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), and the undersigned organizations support the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s efforts to expand resources for shelter,...
Governor Healey Signs FY2024 Budget
Governor Healey signed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, a $56 billion budget with increased investments in rental assistance programs, and vetoes on other critical priorities. Programs like the Mass. Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), Alternative Housing Voucher Program...
Legislature Passes FY2024 Budget
On July 31st, the House and Senate passed a roughly $56 billion dollar budget (H.4040) for fiscal year 2024 which began on July 1st. The Legislature has also passed a second interim budget to continue the government payroll and operations through August while Governor...