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GovernmentElection 2026: Follow the Money
Welcome back to CommonWealth Beacon‘s Election 2026 newsletter run.
GovernmentSouth Coast could be battleground in governor’s race
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is delaying a clean heat standard. (Image via Governor’s Office Flickr feed)
GovernmentState sued over Mass. rental assistance program’s paused third year
Rallygoers call for more housing development at an event Abundant Housing Massachusetts hosted outside the State House on May 27, 2026.
Real EstateQuestion 7 is fair because it spreads the burden of building housing
(Illustration by Dsndrn-Videolar via Pixabay)
GovernmentWe’re retired law enforcement officers. Don’t turn back the clock on cannabis reform.
(Photo by WCN 24/7 via Creative Commons)
GovernmentMinogue highlights sheriffs’ concerns with PROTECT Act
election, primary, mike minogue, governor
GovernmentBallotmania: Inside the flurry of measures upending Massachusetts politics
SOMETIMES, A RAISED HAND is all it takes to kick off an 18-month campaign.
BusinessQuestion 5 would lead to deep cuts in services that communities rely on
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS will face nine different ballot questions next week—a number we haven’t seen in over 30 years. Considering the sheer volume coupled with the varied and complicated issues these questions seek to address, voters have the…
GovernmentPolitical Notebook: Question 8 surpasses Question 3 as most expensive ballot question
Voting booths (Photo by Stephen Velasco/Creative Commons)
GovernmentHere’s why you should view polling results on ballot questions differently than polls on races between candidates
A sign at a Newton polling place during the September 14, 2021, preliminary municipal election. (Photo by Shira Schoenberg)
HealthWhen we have the chance to prevent tragedy, why would we take it away?
Memorial candles for a victim of violence lined up on a wall outside the Codman Square Branch Library in Dorchester. (Photo by Michael Jonas)