Fighting off "something for nothing" ballot questions that would hurt business owners could cost as much as $10 million apiece because the proposals are so popular, an advocate for Massachusetts business owners said.
"The long-term lesson may be a fundamental change in the way employers approach ballot questions," said Richard G. Lord, president and chief executive officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, in a letter posted on the organization's web site earlier this week.
A Democratic challenger for governor of Rhode Island is accusing the Democratic governor of Rhode Island of not being pro-abortion enough because she allowed multiple Obamacare exchange plans not to cover abortion except in extreme cases.
The incumbent, Governor Gina Raimondo, supports legal abortion and wants the state legislature to codify support for it in state law. But her challenger, Matt Brown, says allowing more than one non-abortion-covering health insurance plan under Obamacare shows a lack of commitment to supporting abortion.
