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Rent Control Supporters Give Up Ballot Question Campaign In Massachusetts
A ballot question asking voters to legalize rent control won't be going to the general election ballot in Massachusetts in…
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News and analysis on ballot initiatives, referendums, and statewide questions, including campaigns, voter debates, election results, and the public policy issues Massachusetts voters are asked to decide.
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Massachusetts State Auditor Says She Is Closing In On Signatures Needed For Audit-The-Legislature Ballot Question
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says she is within striking distance of the number of signatures she needs to bring a ballot question…
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Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance Joins Signature Gathering Campaign For Audit-The-Legislature Ballot Question
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance is planning to help the state auditor gather signatures to try to put a measure on the 2024…
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Supporters of Repealing Driver’s-Licenses-For-Illegal-Immigrants Law In Massachusetts Say They Have The Signatures To Put Referendum On The Ballot
Supporters of an effort to repeal a new state law allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses in Massachusetts gotten…
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Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants Repeal Question Will Likely Make The November Ballot
There will most likely be a veto referendum question on the November ballot in Massachusetts asking whether or not illegal immigrants should…
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Assisted Suicide Supporters Want To Bring Ballot Question To Maine Voters
The Maine state legislature has repeatedly refused to legalize assisted suicide in Maine. Now some supporters want to bring a referendum to…
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Coloradans to vote on ballot initiative legalizing physician-assisted suicide
(CNSNews.com) – Although the Colorado state legislature has rejected physician-assisted suicide two years in a row, Coloradans will be voting on…
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‘Bathroom bill’ repeal proposal qualifies for 2018 ballot
STATE HOUSE — Massachusetts voters in 2018 will be asked whether the state should keep or repeal the new state law aimed at…
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UMass-Boston to host ballot question debates
WBUR and The Boston Globe are teaming up with UMass-Boston to host a series of live debates starting in September to…
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November ballot question: Lifting the charter school cap
The most popular governor in the United States wasn't going to let a mid-July downpour on the State House…
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Ten lawmakers endorse commercial marijuana ballot question
The campaign to legalize adult marijuana use in Massachusetts announced endorsements Thursday from 10 state lawmakers, who said a ballot question'…
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November ballot questions numbered
The four ballot question that will be placed before voters in November got their official numbers on Monday, markers that will soon…
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Weld backs legalizing pot sales in Bay State
BOSTON – Former Massachusetts Republican Gov. Bill Weld, the Libertarian Party's vice presidential nominee, supports a move to make retail sales…
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Marijuana legalization in Colorado may be hurting poor
BOSTON – Reports about the disproportionate impact of the legal marijuana industry on minority and low-income neighborhoods and families deserve a closer…
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Charter school expansion unlikely to come up, DeLeo says
BOSTON – With Memorial Day weekend around the corner and just two full months of formal sessions left for the Massachusetts Legislature, Speaker…
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‘Millionaire’s tax’ wins key vote on Beacon Hill
BOSTON – It wasn't a question of "if" but rather "how" lawmakers on Beacon Hill would advance…
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‘Millionaire’s tax’ vote Wednesday expected to push it forward
BOSTON – Republicans in the state Senate appeared resigned on Tuesday to the idea that Wednesday's vote over a constitutional amendment…
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Marijuana use study sought by backers, foes of legalization
BOSTON – At odds over the prudence of legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Massachusetts, people on both sides of a proposed ballot…
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Fatal car crashes tied to pot doubled after legalization
BOSTON – A new report analyzing vehicular accidents in Washington found that the number of fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana…
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Scientific basis for laws on marijuana, driving questioned
WASHINGTON (AP) — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection…
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Poll shows support for adding charters, rejecting legal pot
BOSTON – Among potential ballot measures that may go before voters in November, raising the cap on charter schools won the most support…
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Poll suggests wide support for ‘millionaire’ tax proposal
BOSTON – More than three quarters of Boston residents polled said they would support a surtax on incomes of $1 million or more,…
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Baker fires back at marijuana campaign leaders
BOSTON – Labeled a "hypocrite" last week by advocates who said his stance on legalizing retail sales of marijuana is at…
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Edible pot in fruit, animal shapes targeted by Colorado lawmakers
DENVER (AP) — Pot-infused lemon drops and other marijuana edibles that resemble fruits could be coming off Colorado shelves, the latest front…
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Rosenberg predicts a tough ballot fight over legalizing pot
BOSTON – Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, a no-show at the launch of a campaign to defeat a proposed ballot measure to make…
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Pro-pot advocates say Baker, Walsh promote alcohol
BOSTON – A day after some of the state's top politicians formalized their opposition to a bid to legalize marijuana sales…
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Charter expansion backed by Bay State majority, poll shows
BOSTON – A slim majority of voters support expanding the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts, a new poll shows. The survey from…
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Baker joins DeLeo and Walsh to fight pot ballot measure
BOSTON – Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has joined forces with Democratic leaders Robert DeLeo, the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and…
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Tax-cut advocate Barbara Anderson dies; ‘Mother’ of Prop 2 1/2
Massachusetts lost a true taxpayers' champion Friday with the passing of Barbara C. Anderson. Anderson was the driving force behind 1980&…
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Rosenberg tips hand on ‘millionaire tax’ strategy
BOSTON — Senate President Stanley Rosenberg on Monday described to a breakfast crowd of union leaders his vision of how the Senate'…
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‘Millionaire tax’ vote put off to at least May
BOSTON — A vote on a surtax aimed at people who earn $1 million or more won't occur until May 18…
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Committee forms to oppose Common Core ballot question
BOSTON – Former Fitchburg State University president Robert Antonucci will lead a new committee to fight a ballot question that would allow Massachusetts…
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Charter School expansion opponents rally at State House
BOSTON – Charter school expansion foes mobilized to announce organized opposition to a ballot question that would lift the cap on the number…
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Common Core foes vow stepped up ballot campaign
BOSTON – Supporters of an initiative to end the adoption of national Common Core education standards in Massachusetts pledged to obtain the petition…
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Warren eyes legal pot retail sales as a way to curb opiate abuse
WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Warren tentatively weighed in on the debate over legalizing marijuana, asking the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to…
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Mass. lawmakers take fact-finding pot-shop tour in Denver
DENVER – A group of Massachusetts lawmakers returned Thursday from what state Sen. Jason Lewis (D-Winchester) described as a marijuana "fact-…
