Bernie Sanders Weighs In On Mass. Charter School Ballot Question
BOSTON (AP) — The battle over a charter school ballot question is heating up in the sprint to Election Day. On Tuesday, opponents of the question , about expanding the number of charter schools in the...
View ArticleBallot Question 4: Legalize Recreational Pot?
BOSTON (CBS) – The Massachusetts ballot question asking voters to legalize recreational marijuana is generating both high interest and heavy spending. Read: 2016 Ballot Questions Question 4 would...
View ArticleKeller @ Large: Look At Motives Of Both Sides In Charter School Fight
BOSTON (CBS) – If you don’t really know much about charter schools in Massachusetts and are trying to make up your mind how to vote on Question Two, the ballot question that would allow more of them...
View ArticleMassachusetts Voters Reject Charter School Expansion
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have expanded the number of charter schools in Massachusetts by up to a dozen a year. “It’s a great victory,” teacher Zina Link told...
View ArticleMassachusetts Approves Recreational Marijuana
BOSTON (AP) — Voters have approved a ballot measure making Massachusetts the first state in the eastern U.S. to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. A similar question is leading in Maine. The...
View ArticleOffsetting Votes? Ballot Proposals Both Raise, Lower Taxes
BOSTON (AP) — The menu of more than two dozen proposed questions for the 2018 Massachusetts ballot offers something for pretty much every ideological and political taste, including those who want to...
View ArticleNurse Staffing Ratios Could Cost Nearly $1 Billion If Ballot Question Passes,...
BOSTON (AP) — An independent state agency that monitors hospital spending says a November ballot question that would mandate strict nurse staffing levels could add nearly $1 billion in new health care...
View ArticleWatch: Question 1 Debate On Mandatory Patient Limits For Nurses
Question 1 on the 2018 Massachusetts ballot deals with setting mandatory patient limits for nurses. Proponents of each side debated in the WBZ studios.
View ArticleKeller @ Large: How Close Are The State’s Biggest Races?
BOSTON (CBS) — Tuesday is Election Day across the country. In the Massachusetts gubernatorial race, Gov. Charlie Baker leads by a large margin over opposing Democratic candidate Jay Gonzalez, according...
View ArticleVoter ID Requirement, New Gig Worker Rules Among Possible Massachusetts...
BOSTON (AP) — A question that would require voters to present an ID and a second that would grant new benefits for drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft while stopping short of declaring them...
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