Housing activists organized by the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization rally Thursday at the State House, calling for action to fix the state's aging stock of affordable housing and invest in more units to prevent high costs from forcing Bay Staters out of their homes. "I can't afford to live here," one homemade sign reads. [Chris Lisinski/SHNS]
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