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What's next for the rent control movement in Massachusetts

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Renters' rights groups rally outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Jan. 14, 2020, also flooding the Joint Committee on Housing on Beacon Hill, to call for the return of rent control. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Renters' rights groups rally outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Jan. 14, 2020, also flooding the Joint Committee on Housing on Beacon Hill, to call for the return of rent control. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The effort to put rent control on the ballot next fall failed after advocates couldn't get enough signatures. We speak with state Rep. Mike Connolly and Boston Globe reporter Catherine Carlock about what could be next for the campaign.

This segment aired on November 14, 2023.

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