Ballotmania: Inside the flurry of measures upending Massachusetts politics
Nine questions. Tens of millions of dollars. A ‘spiral of distrust.’ In the birthplace of the American Revolution, is there such a thing as too much democracy?
The record-tying number of initiatives on the ballot next week put Beacon Hill on the defensive, and it’s resurfaced thorny questions about the powers and pitfalls of lawmaking by statewide vote.
Question 5 would lead to deep cuts in services that communities rely on
It would cause tremendous uncertainty in the economy, with experts predicting the necessary spending cuts to fund the question would vary wildly from year to year.
PODCASTS
You have questions about ballot questions. We answered them.
On this special episode of The Codcast, we answer listener-submitted questions all about the field of nine ballot questions this November.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Commonwealth in depth
The Dean of Massachusetts mayors
Leominster bills itself as ‘a city on the move,’ but it hasn’t elected a new mayor in more than three decades
BY THE NUMBERS
Republican voters split with party on gun law; Dems want more access to public records from Democrat-dominated offices
New poll reveals divide on some ballot questions between voters and party leaders
From the Archives
On Heritage Road
In the heart of suburbia, anxieties about the new economy
