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Healey, Markey Cruise to Reelection in Massachusetts Midterms
Massachusetts Gov. Maura T. Healey '92 celebrates her first gubernatorial victory in 2022. Healey won reelection Tuesday, securing a second four-year term. | By Julian J. Giordano By Samuel Ruiz-Macias, Crimson Staff Writer Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly reelected Gov. Maura T. Healey ’92 and Sen. Ed J. Markey (D-Mass.) in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with the two incumbents winning 62 and 63 percent of the vote, respectively.
How Massachusetts Voters Decided on Nine Ballot Questions
The Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston. Massachusetts voters weighed in on nine statewide ballot questions in Tuesday's election. | By Kathryn S. Kuhar By Samuel Ruiz-Macias, Crimson Staff Writer Massachusetts voters voted in favor of six of nine ballot questions — backing measures to keep recreational marijuana sales legal, allow public defenders to unionize, and preserve the state’s 2024 gun control reform law.
Ballot Question 8 Could Turn Back the Clock on Recreational Marijuana Sales
Question 8 would end recreational marijuana sales and home cultivation in Massachusetts beginning in 2028, while preserving the state's medical marijuana program. | Design by Victoria Chen By Samuel Ruiz-Macias and Tess E. Sumner, Crimson Staff Writers Randy Gerson didn’t expect to build a career overseeing a marijuana dispensary. Now, Massachusetts voters will decide whether he can keep it. Gerson, 27, studied philosophy in college before he took his first job in the cannabis industry.
Nine Questions Are on Tuesday’s Midterm Ballot. Here’s What Your Vote Will Do.
Ballot Question 3 would eliminate partisan primaries in Massachusetts, replacing them with a system in which the top two candidates advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation. | Design by Victoria Chen By Samuel Ruiz-Macias, Crimson Staff Writer As Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they will be tasked with deciding a record-tying nine ballot questions — ranging from efforts to limit recreational marijuana sales to reshape the state’s primary elections.
Ballot Question 3 Seeks to End Single-Party Primaries
Ballot Question 3 would eliminate partisan primaries in Massachusetts, replacing them with a system in which the top two candidates advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation. | Design by Victoria Chen By Samuel Ruiz-Macias and Mirei S. Saneyoshi, Crimson Staff Writers When Massachusetts voters head to the polls in 2028, they may see all candidates — regardless of party — on the same ballot for the first time in more than a century.
City Council Unanimously Opposes Plan to Install 10 Million Gallon Storage Tank at Magazine Beach
The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday morning opposing the construction of a 10 million gallon sewage storage tank at Magazine Beach. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority proposed the construction of the tank in April, pushing to fence off roughly 2.3 acres of Magazine Beach to build the tank underneath existing playing fields — a pitch that city leaders, including City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05, have staunchly opposed.
Hundreds Weigh In on Cambridge Proposals to Boycott, Divest From Companies Tied to Israel
Cambridge City Hall is located on Massachusetts Avenue. The Cambridge City Council is weighing orders to boycott and divest from companies tied to Israel. | By Lia E. Shepler By Maya Y. Fu and Samuel Ruiz-Macias, Crimson Staff Writers The Cambridge City Council is weighing two orders to boycott and divest from companies tied to Israel — sparking a contentious six-hour marathon of public comment Monday night as nearly 300 residents lined up to speak on the proposals.
City Council Backs Stricter Sewage Overflow Recommendations in Draft Proposal
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to back a stricter version of a draft plan to limit sewage overflows into the Charles River on Monday. The move comes as the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority pushes to finalize a long-term control plan for Combined Sewer Overflows under the Clean Water Act. CSOs collect both wastewater and rainwater.
At Expanded Johnnies Ceremony, Lowell House Sweeps Top Honors
Lowell House took home both the Harvard Choice Award and Video of the Year at the second annual Johnnies on Saturday night, leading a field of winners at the Housing Day video awards ceremony in Sanders Theatre. The event, organized by the Dean of Students Office and the Crimson Key Society, drew more than 600 ticketed attendees — a sharp increase from last year’s inaugural ceremony, which hosted roughly 30 invited guests at the Graduate School of Education’s Gutman Conference Center.
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