Lynch: Trump is proof that system is not rigged

Lynch: Trump is proof that system is not rigged

STATE HOUSE — Donald Trump's recent claims that the November election would be "rigged" are "shameful" and damaging to democracy, Congressman Stephen Lynch said Thursday.

After attending a bill-signing ceremony, the South Boston congressman and supporter of Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton fielded questions about recent Trump statements.

Report: Rising home prices caused by excessive zoning and other forms of government regulation
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Report: Rising home prices caused by excessive zoning and other forms of government regulation

Kelly Thomas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Governmental urban planning measures are the cause of rising home prices around the nation, according to a report released this week by the Washington, D.C.-based Independent Women's Forum (IWF), a non-partisan research institute dedicated to supporting women who believe in the principles of economic freedom, individual responsibility and limited government.

According to the report, which was authored by IWF Senior Fellow Angela Logomasini, housing costs are high in the U.S. because of myriad of zoning regulations that increase building expenses and because of rent control and other government polices regulations that discourage investment in new housing.

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