What you need to know about Question 9: Upholding firearms regulations
Voters will decide whether to approve Ballot Question 9 and keep — or repeal — a sweeping gun control law in the Massachusetts 2026 election.
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Who's funding the effort to repeal legal recreational weed? It might not be who you think.
NEPM followed the money on Question 8, the proposed repeal of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. -
Does Massachusetts have a ‘real race’ for governor?
The answer may hinge on Republican Mike Minogue’s ability and willingness to pivot to the political center. -
In first Maine Senate debate, Collins seeks to distance herself from Trump
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has distanced herself from President Donald Trump during her first Maine Senate debate with Democratic opponent Troy Jackson. -
Keep or repeal? Referendum on Mass. gun law goes to the voters
Question 9 on the November ballot asks if the state should keep a wide-ranging gun law signed in 2024. -
‘Energy emergency’: Healey moves to blunt soaring heating costs
Executive order expands heating assistance eligibility and temporarily removes two charges from electric bills. -
Baker joins Patrick in bipartisan all-party primary support
The Yes on 3 campaign announced Monday that former Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has joined former Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick in endorsing the election reform. -
Mike Minogue makes case for Mass. governor bid: More affordability, fewer ICE raids
On GBH’s Boston Public Radio Friday, Minogue said that if he's elected, he’d want to increase affordability — eliminating the 24 cent gas tax — and focus on deporting undocumented immigrants who are violent criminals. -
House budget chief cool to Healey's gas tax suspension
House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz remained noncommittal Thursday when asked whether he supports Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to temporarily suspend the gas tax, while referring back to House votes rejecting similar ideas. -
Democrats accuse Susan Collins of 'corruption' following report on alleged pay-to-play scheme
Collins' office as well as FBI officials have said the allegations — contained in an investigative report from ProPublica — are completely false. But Democrats clearly hope to convince voters otherwise in the final six weeks of the fall election campaign. -
Did Macklemore’s ouster violate the First Amendment? One watchdog says maybe.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says the answer depends on whether publicly owned and operated stadiums played a role in his removal.
