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The FreeP says YES to the ballot questions | EDITORIAL

Editors November 8, 2022
The Daily Free Press Editorial Board has chosen to endorse the following answers to each of the four questions on the ballot for the midterm elections. 
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EDITORIAL: Lowering the voting age also means increasing civics education in Boston Public Schools

Editors April 2, 2021
Boston should pass the new voting age, followed by civics education and accessible resources.
The dome of the Massachusetts State House. The legislature will begin to take action on possible ballot questions Wednesday. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/DFP FILE PHOTO

Advocates petition for increased minimum wage, safe patient limits for nurses

Hannah Schoenbaum May 1, 2018
Proponents of several proposed ballot initiatives will begin the final stage of their petitioning efforts Wednesday to secure spots on the November 2018 ballot. The proposed ballot questions include a gradual minimum wage increase, paid family leave for working individuals and balanced nurse-to-patient ratios in Massachusetts hospitals.
​The 22 approved groups with ballot petitions needed to collect approximately 65,000 signatures in order to move onto the next phase of getting their question on 2016 election ballot. PHOTO COURTESY HEATHER KATSOULIS/FLICKR

Ballot measures ready for action from Legislature

Carolyn Hoffman December 3, 2015

With enough signatures to proceed to the next phase, interest groups supporting various initiatives are closer to placing their questions on the 2016 election ballot. The groups needed to collect approximately...

22 questions closer to making 2016 election ballot

22 questions closer to making 2016 election ballot

Julia Metjian September 9, 2015

After receiving certification from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, 22 petitions are one step closer to gaining spots on the November 2016 election ballot. Twenty of the petitions are proposed...

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