The state makes stupid decisions regard the amount, type, and location of housing units instead of letting the market decide. What could possibly go wrong?

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"A little more than a century ago, Massachusetts voters approved a constitutional amendment that gave the Legislature a far-reaching new power in the seemingly humdrum question of where to build houses and what type to build. The 1918 amendment gave legislators the authority to “limit buildings according to their use or construction to specified districts of cities and towns.”

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A hundred years later, Massachusetts is in the midst of a housing shortage that has been decades in the making — and indeed arguably has its roots in misguided decisions a century ago. Rather than keep the planning and zoning powers at the state level, in 1920 the Legislature delegated them to cities and towns — which promptly started using their new authority to pass rules that suppressed housing growth and kept out poor people and renters."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/10/opinion/hundred-years-choking-housing-growth-catches-up-with-massachusetts/

Jackbooted thugs practicing jackbooted thuggery handcuff an innocent airline pilot and shove him into the shower to interrogate him.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/revere-hotel-boston-fbi-botched-training-cheryl-fiandaca-wbz/

Without the bureaucracy, who would tell people who live in other states that we'll suspend your license if you visit for too long?

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https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/mass-rmv-drops-case-virginia-man-threatening-suspend-license/

Oceanfront homeowner wants to block access to the rocks and path between her house and the ocean.

One one hand, it settled private property. On the other hand, she bought the house with full knowledge that the 1887 deed included a public-use clause. The property owner is trying to have that deeded public access removed.

On the third hand, it's a larger discussion of the power governments, including towns, have over land use. A wealthy-enough homeowner can basically use lawsuits to bully small towns into giving them concessions on their property rights.

https://www.boston.com/news/the-boston-globe/2023/03/23/andrews-point-rockport-public-access-private-elizabeth-fisher/

On the spectrum of state-enforced intellectual property enforcement, this one would be a joke. Fortunately it's not going to go anywhere.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/24/red-sox-are-trying-to-trademark-boston-for-clothes-entertainment-services-these-are-absurd-filings/

If this happened to one of us we'd likely be facing charges.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/rifle-stolen-massachusetts-state-police-cruiser-malden/?fbclid=IwAR3Zg4UKmKrb8SVmB9fr-vvYWNuyOialJyYPk48Md3otBGstQ3cAUtxELZY

Come on guys.

Looks like at least one of the mods is still semi active in Reddit

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