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MCAS ballot question passed over for legislative approval, on track to go to voters in November

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A state legislative committee recommended lawmakers take a pass on enacting a ballot question that would get rid of the MCAS graduation requirement for students on Wednesday, sending the question another step towards landing before voters in November. The MCAS ballot question, backed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association and other education advocates, would get rid … Read more

Legislature forms yet another joint committee, this one to tackle voter petitions

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With an unusually high number of initiative petitions to consider this year, leaders in the Legislature have announced they will tackle the long list of potential ballot questions through the creation of a new special joint committee. The offices of House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka issued a joint statement on Monday, … Read more