STATE HOUSE — The opposition to the ballot question to legalize the adult use of marijuana that Massachusetts voters will probably see on their November ballots has a new ally: Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin.
Shumlin, the governor of the Green Mountain State since 2010, last week continued to push Vermont to legalize cannabis on its own terms before the southern part of his state has to deal with the effects of Massachusetts's "bad pot bill."
BOSTON – Former Fitchburg State University president Robert Antonucci will lead a new committee to fight a ballot question that would allow Massachusetts voters to weigh in on whether to repeal Common Core educational standards.
The Committee to Protect Educational Excellence in Massachusetts plans to organize a coalition of Common Core supporters, raise funds and wage a campaign to defeat the citizens' initiative, according to a statement put out by the group Friday.
