In Wellesley, Massachusetts, it is basically illegal to build a starter home, and it looks like it will stay that way. The voters of Massachusetts appear to have rejected a measure that would have overridden local laws that ban modest lots.
This sounds like an arcane battle between state law and local zoning regulations, but it’s actually one of the most important policy reforms a state could make these days.
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