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Maura Healey: “We have done a number of things. Turning surplus state land…”

Featuring: Maura Healey, Democratic | Governor of Massachusetts

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Gov. Healey speaks at Massachusetts Democratic Convention

Published | Video Starts at 09:18

And folks, the problem is we hadn't been building housing like we should since the 1990s. That's a fact. And so when we got in, we got after it. We got after it. And We have done a number of things. Turning surplus state land and empty office buildings and abandoned mills into housing. changing zoning to make adus a right. So now it's easier to turn your garage or your backyard into a place for your parents or your kids. (09:18–09:27)

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Asserts that surplus state land and empty buildings have been converted into housing.

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