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  Inside Massachusetts Politics Our expert roundup of the Massachusetts politics that matters. Thu Jun 11 2026   Happy Thursday politicos... and soccer fans? The 2026 World Cup kicks off at 3 p.m. ET today in Mexico City. And the first of    seven matches to be held in Massachusetts is this Saturday, June 13, featuring Haiti vs. Scotland. It’s been a long road to get here – and one more political than you might think. The months-long Department of Homeland Security shutdown earlier this year (remember that?) held up millions of dollars in security-related funding, causing the Town of Foxborough   to hold off on issuing a license for the event for weeks. Ultimately, it took promises from Boston Soccer 2026, FIFA World Cup 2026 and Kraft Sports and Entertainment to back the town up financially for the Foxborough Select Board to approve the license . The Gillette Stadium, officially known as Boston Stadium during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, ahead of the FIFA...

Opinion/Letters: Mass. printed voter guide missing information on Question 4 Cape Cod Times Published Oct 8, 2022  I would like to inform the voting public the recently mailed "Massachusetts Information for Voters, 2022 Ballot Questions" guide is incomplete. There are  four  important questions for voters to decide on, however, only three are listed. Interestingly, the request for mail-in ballots have already been mailed out as well. Secretary William Galvin was well aware of the huge grassroots effort that took place to get the fourth question, regarding eligibility for a driver's license, on the ballot, as his office decided the timeline to submit the required 40,000 signatures. Myself and hundreds of others not only acquired the required 40,000 signatures, we more than doubled that to over 80,000 within the timeline! Why did Secretary Galvin allow both the incomplete voter's guide and request for mail-in ballots to go out wh...