Tag: Statehouse
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Massachusetts lawmakers face impending deadline on landmark data privacy bill
A landmark data privacy bill restricting how companies collect and sell sensitive personal information continues to be debated by Senate and House legislators as a deadline to reconcile their versions approaches in January. The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act would limit…
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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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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…