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Mass. attorney general says office will go to court to enforce MBTA Communities Act

Office of the Governor · October 1, 2024
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Attorney General Andrea Campbell told an audience in Somerville that while her office prefers collaboration, it will take enforcement action where municipalities fail to comply with the MBTA Communities Act and announced coalition legal support ahead of planned court filings.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell told attendees at the Somerville event that her office prefers to work collaboratively with municipalities but will not hesitate to enforce the MBTA Communities Act when communities fail to comply. "Next week, my office will be in court to enforce this critical law," Campbell said.

Campbell noted broad legal backing for enforcement: "Yesterday, my office announced 70 organizations... filed friend of the…

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