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There Is No Easy Answer To Massachusetts Ballot Question 3

If the referendum passes, “the two candidates receiving the most votes in the primary would advance to the general election ballot.”

JONATHAN GERHARDSON October 20, 2026

Massachusetts Question 9: Staring Down The Ballot Of A Gun

This year, a “yes” vote on Question 9 will uphold An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws. A “no” vote will un-modernize them.

POLLY HILL October 15, 2026

Beyond The Bachelor’s: First Massachusetts In-Prison Graduate Program Launches

Supported by a $500,000 Mellon grant, Emerson College’s new initiative at MCI-Norfolk aims to transform reentry outcomes and higher education in prison.

JEAN TROUNSTINE October 12, 2026

Can Question 7’s Zoning Reform Ease The Mass Housing Crisis?

“Allowing homes on smaller lots reduces the cost of homes for buyers and makes it so that developers don’t have to build giant McMansions just to justify the cost of assembling so much land.”

DYLAN VRINS October 1, 2026

The Invisible Registry: Why Mass Remains A National Outlier In Missing Persons Transparency

This is the second installment in a series on the shocking lack of standards around cases that involve missing children in Massachusetts.

AVANTI NAMBIAR September 24, 2026

New England Was Promised ‘Up To 20’ Mini-Pitches With The World Cup. How’s That Going?

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, local organizers promised up to 20 new mini-pitches for youth soccer across New England. Post-tournament, only half of those facilities are in place, leaving local communities waiting until spring 2027 for the rest of the legacy project to materialize.

CHRIS FARAONE September 16, 2026

World Cup Grant Documents Indicate Lack Of Transparency On Security Spending

A new batch of government documents, obtained through a public information request from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, starts to clarify how tens of millions of federal tax dollars flowed through Mass for safety and law enforcement.

CHRIS FARAONE AND EAMON CORBO September 3, 2026