God's backyard plus four more stories
ADVERTISEMENT The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, Jennifer Smith delves into a bill permitting faith-based groups to construct multi-family housing and the ongoing legal battles over the MBTA Communities Act. Plus: Top Democrats' raise concerns about tax cut proposals amid economic instability, the Senate chair of the Legislature's Transportation Committee urges discussions on new transportation funding, and Jordan Wolman explains the Massachusetts FAIR Plan. Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for reading. — The CommonWealth Beacon team A push to build housing in ‘God’s backyard’ By Jennifer Smith Massachusetts YIGBY legislation would allow faith-based organizations to build multi-family housing by right on parcels they’ve owned for at least three years. C...