Opponents of allowing illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses in Massachusetts have until August 24 to collect 40,000 signatures of registered voters to put a referendum on the November 2022 state ballot.
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office approved the wording of the proposed ballot question on Monday, June 27 – 12 days after the Massachusetts Secretary of State's office asked for a legal opinion on the proposed measure from the state Attorney General.
Abortion-friendly policies in Massachusetts may help state officials draw businesses from other states, Governor Charlie Baker said.
As many as 26 states either have or are expected to ban or significantly limit abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision on Friday, June 24, which overturned Roe v. Wade and returned abortion law to the states.
