NINE BALLOT QUESTIONS have turned voters’ ballots into booklets this fall, with questions ranging from marijuana policy to voting rules to zoning reform. Not since 1994 have Massachusetts voters had ...

To continue to pretend like our schools are better than they really are is a disservice to students, teachers, families, and ...

Campaign finance records paint a more nuanced picture of who's backing the measure, and color the Bay State as the next front ...

Smaller lots reduce land cost, so they should produce less expensive homes. Sometimes they do. But smaller lots do not ...

IN AUGUST 1960, amid catastrophic population loss and the prospect of vast amounts of federal aid, State House leaders and then-Mayor John Collins struck a deal exempting Boston from most ...

Question 7 will not transform Massachusetts neighborhoods overnight. But it can give homeowners, builders, and communities ...

Question 7 will not transform Massachusetts neighborhoods overnight. But it can give homeowners, builders, and communities more room to create the smaller homes that zoning has made difficult to build ...

An early-October burst of spending by opponents of an attempt to eliminate the recreational marijuana industry has pushed the total amount spent on that measure (Question 8) to nearly $6.5 million.

The governor's stop in Fall River was her second event of the day in Bristol County, following an energy-focused stop at ...

Smaller lots reduce land cost, so they should produce less expensive homes. Sometimes they do. But smaller lots do not require cheaper homes, and often that’s not what gets built.

Welcome back to CommonWealth Beacon‘s Election 2026 newsletter run. There is a lot to sort through before you head to the polls on November 3, and much of the space on your ballot will be dedicated to ...