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DEMOCRATS: Democracy grows from the ground up
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (612+ words) American democracy succeeds by trial and error. Our history is littered with flaws and mistakes, corrected and amended, re-broken, and fixed again, often thanks to citizen input. That is why local government – bottom up, grassroots democracy – provides the best opportunity…...
Massachusetts ballot Question 9 asks voters to weigh in on gun laws
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After a ballot question passes in November, what happens next?
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (832+ words) Massachusetts voters are on track to decide the most statewide ballot questions in a single cycle in 32 years. That will create a series of follow-up decisions for Beacon Hill. Nine measures are in the mix for the November ballot, tying…...
Galvin defends ballot questions as a 'safety valve' amid reform push
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (742+ words) BOSTON — As lawmakers weigh reforms to the ballot question process, the state’s top election official called it a “safety valve for democracy,” and said “you might change some of the procedures, but you shouldn’t change the concept.” The House passed…...
Massachusetts directs $18.2 million to Cambridge housing projects, paving way for 162 affordable units
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (607+ words) "None of it would be possible without crucial funding support from the Commonwealth." In Cambridge, Massachusetts, where housing costs continue to weigh on residents, a new state financing round is pushing two affordable developments closer to construction. The city's share…...
Union leader behind California billionaires' tax proposal accused of threatening, harassing women
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (587+ words) The proposal has caused a rift within the Democratic Party and among labor unions that are typically aligned. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California labor leader behind a proposal to tax billionaires has been accused of harassing and intimidating several women who…...
Pasadena’s Assemblymember Harabedian Calls Allegations Against Dave Regan, Labor Leader Behind Billionaire Tax, “Abhorrent”
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (262+ words) SEIU California executive director Tia Orr told investigators that Regan told her in December that the union needed to support the tax measure by Jan. 1 or “I’m coming for you,” the AP reported, citing the report. Orr later told members…...
Union leader behind billionaire tax measure alleges 'smear' campaign against him
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (574+ words) SACRAMENTO — Labor leader Dave Regan claimed Friday that he was the victim of a “smear” campaign orchestrated in part by wealthy Californians and said he has been falsely accused of attempting to “extort” an endorsement of the billionaire tax ballot…...
Monroe County passes tax relief law for spouses of fallen officers
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (23+ words) Yahoo Monroe County passes tax relief law for spouses of fallen officers...