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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 voters to weigh in on whether to repeal Common Core educational standards. The Committee to Protect Educational Excellence in Massachusetts plans to organize a coalition of Common Core

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Weed debate heats up in New England

BOSTON – The debate over marijuana legalization has been picking up steam locally but gaining attention nationally, as activists on both sides of the issue consider the possibility that the leafy greens may soon be legal in all six New England states. Two New England States – Massachusetts and Maine – will more

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Common Core supporters sue to prevent vote

BOSTON – Supporters of Common Core sued Friday to prevent Massachusetts voters from having an opportunity to weigh in on whether the Commonwealth should keep or scrap the controversial federal standards. The 10 plaintiffs – including a former education commissioner, business leaders, parents and one teacher – filed suit against Attorney General Maura

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Second Common Core video released as Mass. considers dumping the federal standards

BOSTON – A second undercover video portraying Common Core as an exercise in profiteering by publishers including Boston textbook giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt surfaced Thursday, showing an executive of the company saying such education initiatives are "never about the kids." The video, from Project Veritas, a nonprofit journalism outfit

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‘Millionaire tax’ and pot legalization sponsors file signatures, point to revenue potential

BOSTON – Massachusetts voters may soon get a chance to decide whether to raise state revenue by taxing the rich, legalizing and taxing marijuana, or both. Supporters of two ballot initiatives, one that would impose a state "millionaire tax" and one that would legalize recreational use of marijuana, both

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Sue, vote, legislate? Charter schools’ newest challenge

Charter school proponents, including the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association and the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance are considering whether to move forward with a statewide ballot initiative to lift the cap on public charter schools. Currently, more than 30,000 Massachusetts students attend charter schools, about 3 percent of the total

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Coalition files language for olympics ballot question

By Antonio Caban and Michael Norton Opponents of using public funds to pay for a 2024 summer Olympics in Massachusetts announced Thursday that they filed initiative petition language with the attorney general's office with the goal of placing a binding question on the November 2016 ballot.