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“The ACLU has raised an interesting point. We should be making it easier for people to vote and to engage in their communities, not harder. Since in Massachusetts we always want to make it easier for people to vote, this is worth considering,"

Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Speaking about the state law that requires voters to be registered 20 days prior to an election.

News By Category
Business

Shire quietly halts new investments coming out of Baxalta Ventures » Boston Business Journal

One of Quincy's oldest firms sees payoff after $1.6B New Quincy Center fiasco » Boston Business Journal

Executive Profile: Lisa DeAngelis is fostering the next generation of Boston's trailblazers » Boston Business Journal

Central Mass firms granted $300K for food recycling » Worcester Business Journal

Waltham cybersecurity company acquired as part of $2.8B deal » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Early voting comes with a price tag » Eagle Tribune

Voters who want to cast ballots early must act quickly » Sentinel & Enterprise

Education

Harvard and Mass. Politicians Celebrate Life Lab Opening » Harvard Crimson

Two men, one from Haverhill, join NECC Foundation Board » Eagle Tribune

Harvard cancels men's soccer season over sexually explicit 'scouting reports' » Boston Globe

Bay state's charter war attracts national attention » Politico

Malden charter seeks damages from departing teacher » Commonwealth Magazine

Charter Schools Began In A Surprising Way: With A Union Leader » WBUR

Treasurer eyes pilot to make college debt more transparent » State House News Service

Harvard Suspends Men's Soccer Team Over Sexual Comments » WBUR

In Lowell, Baker touts charter school question as foes boo » Nashoba Publishing

Health Care

State to pilot ER-based addiction treatment initiative at three hospitals » State House News Service

?Alere stock plunges after division allegedly submitted claims for dead patients » Boston Business Journal

Feds approve $52.5 billion Medicaid deal for Massachusetts » State House News Service

Human Services

Bennett Walsh explains bed reduction, praises staff, tells of walking trail plan for Holyoke Soldiers' Home » The Republican

Judiciary

If Clinton Wins, Republicans Suggest Shrinking Size of Supreme Court » WBUR

Labor

Final jobs report before election offers decent numbers on lukewarm economy » Boston Globe

Legislative

Duck boat safety, ethics task force bill moving forward in House » State House News Service

Local Government

Quincy: Secretary Beaton Announces Grants for Local Towns » 95.9 WATD

Lt Gov: Rt 114 improvements "will be transformational" Karyn Polito tours pedestrian crosswalk at Merrimack » Eagle Tribune

Kennedy fights to prevent asthma and diabetes » Lynn Daily News Item

Tyer Advocates For Adoption of Community Preservation Act » iBerkshires

City wins $1M for dam » Gloucester Times

Halifax: Please try not to smell too much » Patriot Ledger

Wakefield School Committee roundup: District Level 2 in MCAS, new tool will screen for substance abuse » Wicked Local Wakefield

At UMass, Amherst elementary project foes, proponents vie for students' early votes » Hampshire Gazette

Community Preservation Act ballot question in Springfield gains additional endorsements from local groups, legislator » The Republican

BRPC Using Non-Profit Arm To Supplement Ongoing Planning Projects » iBerkshires

Governor Signs Bill to Allow Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge to Share Administrator » iBerkshires

Opinion

Why it's so hard to vote yes on Question 2 » Boston Globe

Editorial: Voters play Snow White » Boston Herald

One family's painful struggle hits home » Boston Globe

Flawed, cash-strapped mental health system is to blame here » Boston Globe

Boston officials must step up for justice in this tragedy » Boston Globe

Our View: Marc Pacheco for state Senate » Taunton Gazette

ViewPoint: Farm ballot codifies progress as policy » Boston Business Journal

Retailers: Question 4 not good for Main Streets » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: Blocking a Fanduel-DraftKing merger doesn't help the marketplace » Boston Business Journal

Analysis: No Matter Who Wins On Tuesday, Our Political Dialogue Needs Attention » WBUR

OUR OPINION: Now is not the time to legalize recreational marijuana » The Enterprise

Gov Baker — A Profile in Courage » Beacon Hill Times

Editorial: Little hope for a better Congress » Milford Daily News

Our View: Vote No on Ballot Question 4 » Taunton Gazette

Vote 'no' to postpone gambling expansion in Massachusetts (Letters) » The Republican

Letter: Lyons is taxpayers' watchdog on Beacon Hill » Eagle Tribune

Put L'Italien in Dracut's corner for another two years » The Valley Dispatch

Politics

How and why we vote the way we do » Boston Globe

Saugus rep candidates in final faceoff » Lynn Daily News Item

Newcomer Kara Nyman challenges DeCoste in race for fifth Plymouth state rep seat » Patriot Ledger

Bitter split ahead of marijuana vote » Lowell Sun

Speakers at Diemand Farm 'egg buy-in' in Wendell urge 'no' vote on Question 3 » The Republican

Brady will add a fresh focus at Statehouse » State House News Service

Just over 800,000 voters have cast early ballots in Mass. » Boston Globe

Baker looks to put Sununu over the top » Boston Globe

Mass. Ballot Questions Motivate Some Latinos To Vote » WBUR

Rosenberg shares ideas in re-election bid against South Hadley challenger » Hampshire Gazette

Experience vs. outsider in Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District » The Enterprise

Greater Lowell donors give Clinton far more than Trump » State House News Service

Kennedy turning focus to down ballot races Friday » State House News Service

Hundreds Of Mass. Volunteer Poll Monitors Ready For Election Day » WBUR

Health impacts of legal marijuana fuel debate over Question 4 » State House News Service

Gov. Baker Helps Local Republican Candidates Campaign Door-to-Door » Cape Cod Online

Mayor Walsh On Why He Opposes Question 2 On Charter Schools » WBUR

Governor Baker Endorses Sheriff Cummings for Re-Election » Cape Cod Online

Senate candidates Anne Gobi, James Ehrhard go head-to-head in last forum » Worcester Telegram

Baker stumps for charter schools in New Bedford » South Coast Today

Polito: Ardinger a proven leader » Sentinel & Enterprise

In state rep race, both sides tout connection to Baker » Boston Globe

Two-term governor's councilor faces opposition » Eagle Tribune

Calls mount for investigation into Thornton firm political giving » State House News Service

Cape Republicans, Democrats Holding Pre-Election Rallies » Cape Cod Online

Docs who favor legalizing marijuana outline their case » State House News Service

Public Health

UMass Med researchers may have found clue in latest Ebola outbreak » Worcester Telegram

Public Safety

41 officer unit to patrol downtown Springfield to contend with casino crowds » The Republican

Pot proponents hit critics on 'scare tactics' » Commonwealth Magazine

Hampden County DA investigating possible staff misconduct at women's correctional center in Chicopee » The Republican

State Finance

October tax collections rise 7.4 percent from 2015 » State House News Service

State Government

Officials tour proposed Saugus RiverWalk route » Wicked Local Saugus

Comptroller blasts DCR's review of party's funding » Boston Herald

Final tab for controversial DCR July party: $2,500 » Boston Herald

AG Healey wins legal round in case against gun makers » Boston Globe

Mass. embraces early voting as tally nears 1 million » Boston Globe

Taxation

Self-taxation for conservation started on Common » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

Could a new road ease South Boston traffic? » Boston Globe

T station cleanliness criticized » Boston Herald

Mass. Pike toll plaza demolition work is ahead of schedule, 81 percent of toll booths gone, MassDOT says » The Republican

Route 128/I-95 partial shutdown through Needham planned for this weekend » WCVB

MassDOT Sets $167M Minimum For 'SouthGate Boston' Parcels » Banker & Tradesman

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