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Healey, Markey Cruise to Reelection in Massachusetts Midterms
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly backed reelection bids for Governor Maura T. Healey ’92 and incumbent Senator Ed J. Markey (D-Mass.), with each garnering 62 and 63 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s midterm, respectively.
How Massachusetts Voters Decided on Nine Ballot Questions
Massachusetts voters voted in favor of six of nine ballot questions — backing measures to keep recreational marijuana sales legal, allow public defenders to unionize, and preserve the state’s 2024 gun control reform law.
Ballot Question 8 Could Turn Back the Clock on Recreational Marijuana Sales
Ten years after Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana, Ballot Question 8 aims to end its sale and home cultivation, while preserving the state’s medical marijuana program.
Nine Questions Are on Tuesday’s Midterm Ballot. Here’s What Your Vote Will Do.
As Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they will be tasked with deciding a record-tying nine ballot questions — ranging from efforts to limit recreational marijuana sales to reshape the state’s primary elections. Before you vote, here’s what to know about your ballot.
Ballot Question 3 Seeks to End Single-Party Primaries
When Massachusetts voters head to the polls in 2028, they may see all candidates — regardless of party — on the same ballot for the first time in more than a century.
City Council Unanimously Opposes Plan to Install 10 Million Gallon Storage Tank at Magazine Beach
The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday morning opposing the construction of a 10 million gallon sewage storage tank at Magazine Beach.
Hundreds Weigh In on Cambridge Proposals to Boycott, Divest From Companies Tied to Israel
The Cambridge City Council is weighing two orders to boycott and divest from companies tied to Israel — sparking a contentious six-hour marathon of public comment Monday night as nearly 300 residents lined up to speak on the proposals.
City Council Backs Stricter Sewage Overflow Recommendations in Draft Proposal
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to back a stricter version of a draft plan to limit sewage overflows into the Charles River on Monday.
CNN Anchor Abby Phillip Says History is Key to Understanding Trump at IOP
CNN anchor Abby D. Phillip ’10 said Wednesday that understanding history is essential to making sense of U.S. President Donald Trump’s political influence during an Institute of Politics forum on her new book about civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Experts Warn U.S. Nuclear Credibility Has Eroded Amid Rising Global Threats
A panel of nuclear policy experts warned Wednesday that the United States’ credibility as a nuclear ally has weakened under the Trump administration at a time when China’s arsenal expansion and the collapse of arms control agreements are pushing the world toward a new nuclear arms race.