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Voters subject governor and Legislature to public records law, but there’s no guarantee lawmakers will comply

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By Chris Lisinski Verified
| CommonWealth Beacon Verified
ALL EYES, especially those that want to pry, now turn to the Legislature. Massachusetts voters on Tuesday gave overwhelming approval to a ballot measure subjecting the House, Senate, and governor’s office to the state’s public records law. There’s just one catch: In the remaining eight weeks between the election and the start of the next lawmaking term, Democrats who control the Legislature might erase what voters decided in a landslide.
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Voters subject governor and Legislature to public records law, but there’s no guarantee lawmakers will comply

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By Chris Lisinski Verified
| Reporter Today
ALL EYES, especially those that want to pry, now turn to the Legislature. Massachusetts voters on Tuesday gave overwhelming approval to a ballot measure subjecting the House, Senate, and governor’s office to the state’s public records law. There’s just one catch: In the remaining eight weeks between the election and the start of the next lawmaking term, Democrats who control the Legislature might erase what voters decided in a landslide.
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ballot question 5 Archives

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By Chris Lisinski Verified
| CommonWealth Beacon Verified
Posted inBallot Questions All eyes will now turn to the House and Senate, where negotiators need to decide in the next eight weeks whether to follow through on an earlier proposal to substitute their own idea for public records access for the version that four out of five voters embraced.
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