· Updated March 27, 2025 5:13 AM · 1 min read read
Massachusetts residents generally support the state's right-to-shelter law, but not everyone who backs it wants it to be open to migrants.
While 75 percent of residents support the law and just 19 percent oppose it, support drops when asking people if they support it for migrants, according to a MassInc poll released this week; 55 percent said yes, while 40 percent said no.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign for U.S. Senate on Thursday, essentially handing political newcomer Graham Platner the Democratic nomination.
Maine conservatives are urging the secretary of state to revise the wording of a proposed ballot question on transgender athletes to include fairness and safety, as legal and political disputes intensify ahead of a potential November vote.