Below-market-rate housing advocates want the Massachusetts Legislature to allow cities and towns to add up to a 2 percent transfer tax on higher-end real estate sales in order to build more so-called affordable housing.
The fee would apply to sale prices above the statewide median sale price and to certain property sales defined as "speculative."
Connecticut's bald eagle population is on the rise.
In 2019, the state saw a steady rise in several categories, according to The Connecticut Post. The number of active nests reached 64. The number of successful nests reached 45. Plus, the number of chicks was 81.
