STATE HOUSE — State funding for schools and local aid could take a hit if voters approve a marijuana legalization ballot question in November, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito said Tuesday as she implored local officials to join the opposition to Question 4.
After hearing concerns from local officials who comprise the Local Government Advisory Commission, Polito said municipal government officials and the Massachusetts Municipal Association can help the opposition because "this association reaches far and wide."
STATE HOUSE — Attempting to incorporate 23 different perspectives in a process featuring about 27 hours of public work, members of a special commission on Tuesday set out to seek solutions to an issue that has vexed the health care industry and policymakers for years: variations in health care pricing.
The commission, created as part of a law passed this summer to avoid a ballot question fight over pricing, has until March 15 to file its recommendations and any draft legislation, which members described as a tight timeline to reach consensus on a complex issue.
