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State Auditor Signals Plans To Sue Massport For Personnel Files
Auditor Diana DiZoglio says she plans to sue Massport over denied access to personnel records, disputing the authority’s use of privacy law protections.
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Maura Healey Formally Launches Re-Election Bid For Governor of Massachusetts
Exactly four years after she first asked voters to elect her to lead Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey officially launched her reelection campaign Tuesday morning, asking voters to keep her in the corner office for another four years.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Says She's Not Stonewalling State Auditor; Auditor Says She Is
Attorney General Andrea Campbell again suggested the future of the legislative audit law is in the hands of the auditor, who in turn accused Campbell of "public corruption," continuing a saga that...
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Anti-Marijuana Ballot Question Should Go Forward, Lawyer Defending Massachusetts Petitioner Says
Thomas Kiley's daughter-in-law would have never signed a petition to repeal adult-use recreational marijuana, the attorney told the Ballot Law Commission on Monday.
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Dozen-Ballot-Questions Shows Some Think It Makes More Sense To Go To The People, Galvin Says
Placing 12 initiative petitions on the ballot in 2026 will take a logistical toll on the state elections division and may complicate local ballot box deposits because voters may need to fill out multiple ballot cards, the state's top elections official said Tuesday.
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Public Records, Tax Refunds, Legislator Stipends, and Union Bargaining Petitions Clear Signature Hurdle For 2026 Massachusetts Ballot
Four more proposed ballot questions have officially cleared the necessary signatures to move forward on the path to the 2026 ballot, leaving two left to be processed, the state Elections Division announced Tuesday.
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Maura Healey Says She'll Oppose Massachusetts Rent Control Ballot Question In 2026
She's taking a victory lap for helping get rid of renter-paid broker's fees, but Gov. Maura Healey is against a potential 2026 ballot question that would put a hard cap on annual rent increases.
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Trump Administrations Pauses Vineyard Wind Ocean Turbines and Four Other Projects
The federal government on Monday immediately paused the leases for large-scale offshore wind projects under construction off the U.S. coast, citing concerns about radar interference and unspecified national security risks.