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Team Nika Honors Community Heroes
On Saturday, February 26, Team Nika hosted a virtual Black History Month event to honor Black and Afro-Latinx heroes in the community and district. Martha Vedrine kicked us off by singing the black national anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing. Xyra Mercer, a local high school student, spoke about her activism and how Nika’s support …
Equity advocates push for same-day voter registration in final reform bill
Supporters of same-day registration in Massachusetts cast the measure as a “common sense” compromise lawmakers can include in an omnibus voting reform bill currently under consideration on Beacon Hill. Nika fought for this compromise and although she did not win, she got 61 votes, many of them from leadership.
Mayor Wu’s Press Conference
On Thursday, January 20th Nika joined Mayor Michelle Wu, Councilor Kenzie Bok, Councilor Kendra Lara, tenant activists, and community organizations in front of Mildred Hailey Apartments to witness the signing of a new executive order. With this order, Mayor Wu committed $50 million in funding for capital improvements for the apartment complex in Jamaica Plain. …
Let’s lift the ban on rent control!
Dear Team Nika, The antiquated ban on rent control literally reads “This policy is based on the belief that the public is best served by free market rental rates.” If this was ever true it certainly isn’t now when Massachusetts hosts some of the most severely housing cost-burdened cities in the nation. The local options …
Rent control supporters, opponents take fight to Beacon Hill
A bill from Reps. Mike Connolly and Nika Elugardo, would let municipalities seek their own forms of rent stabilization. They could also establish just cause eviction ordinances, where landlords could only evict for specific reasons, including failure to pay rent or using an apartment for illegal purposes.
The Case For Rent Control In Massachusetts
Thanks to a bill from state Reps. Nika Elugardo and Mike Connolly, would bring rent control back to Massachusetts. Rent control, like any policy, is as good or bad as the local governments charged with implementing it. Filed earlier this year, Elugardo and Connolly’s bill — “An Act Enabling Local Options for Tenant Protections” — …