The fight for rent control in Massachusetts takes a curious turn

Organizers behind a rent control ballot question in Massachusetts are extending an apparent olive branch to skeptics.

They say they're open to a rent cap law that's looser than the very strict measure they've been seeking to put before voters this November.

But will Beacon Hill take them up on it?

Evan Horowitz, director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, joins WBUR's Morning Edition.