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Voters may soon get to weigh in on charter schools, Common Core

BOSTON — Proponents of two ballot initiatives aimed at reforming Massachusetts public education dropped off boxes of signed petitions to Secretary of State William Galvin's office on Wednesday. Sponsors of measures that would expand the number of public charter schools and prevent the state from continuing to rely on

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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.