Tag: community
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Advocates and opponents sharply divided on Question 3, an initiative that would implement all-party primaries
A question before voters in November would dramatically change how Massachusetts primary elections are held – eliminating the current party ballots and replacing them with an all-party election where the top two finishers would advance, regardless of their affiliation. Question…
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Redistricting Shapes Massachusetts Elections
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, redistricting conflicts are playing out across the country. An April 2026 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prompting states such as Florida and Tennessee to…
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Question 1 advocates criticize the Legislature while Massachusetts lawmakers defend transparency bill
Massachusetts voters will be deciding on a government transparency ballot initiative in November while two hotly contested bills, also on transparency, sit in the Legislature. Question 1 advocates are fighting for more government transparency and are criticizing the Legislature for…
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Cestari, 5th Middlesex District candidate, accused of voting twice in 2024
A Natick woman running for the state Legislature has been publicly accused of voting twice in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Luisa Cestari, a Republican running for the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 5th Middlesex District, which covers Natick…
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This Cambridge resident is putting ballot question advocates in conversation
Neheet Trivedi created a website breaking down the 9 questions on the Nov. 3 ballot, and for several questions paired explanations with interviews A Cambridge resident wants voters to hear both sides of the debate before heading to the polls.…
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Voters will decide the fate of Massachusetts’ 2024 gun law
When Air Force veteran Kyle Culotta moved from Arizona to Massachusetts in the summer of 2025, he brought along the guns he had legally purchased out West. A traffic stop shortly after he arrived turned that cargo into criminal charges.…
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Local contractor finds good workers by teaching Brookline youth the trades
Paul Ham couldn’t find good handymen on his own, so he decided to train them himself. Three years later, home improvement contracting company Brookline Proven employs six current and recent Brookline High School students and teaches them how to launch…