Supporters of a ballot petition seeking to scuttle a proposed carbon fee on fuel can bring the question before Massachusetts voters if they get enough signatures, the state Attorney General said.
The petition, called "An Act Preserving Consumer Access To Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels," seeks to defeat Governor Charlie Baker's Transportation and Climate Initiative, which would add a carbon fee on fuel that would make gasoline and diesel more expensive at the pump, with the revenue to go toward improving public transportation.
Members of the Massachusetts Republican Party wanted to reinstate a born-alive law that was on the books less than one year ago, but Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says it can't go on the statewide ballot next year.
The Massachusetts Attorney General on Wednesday rejected a proposed ballot initiative that would guarantee emergency medical care to babies born alive after an attempted abortion, saying the language is too vague to go to the voters.
