Beacon Hill is on the ballot this year — 9 times
Eight citizen petitions and one firearms referendum are before Mass. voters Nov. 3, raising a question about who makes policy: lawmakers or voters. Voters in Massachusetts have the option to hold lawmakers accountable nine times this November, nine times. The ballot process allows citizens to voice their dissatisfaction with the Legislature through a long list of ballot questions. These questions cover issues such as taxes, housing, transparency, elections, taxes, and more. The House and Senate held hearings on these proposals but did not enact them, leaving supporters to gather signatures and place them on the ballot. Some lawmakers reject the suggestion that legislative inaction amounts to dysfunction, while others argue that legislative action is not broken. Ballot campaigns have received over $21 million in contributions and in-kind this year through August, largely due to donations from organized special interests.
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Deehan here with Spill of the Hill, my column unraveling Massachusetts politics.
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