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  Over 600,000 mail-in ballots sent to Massachusetts voters by: Ashley Shook Posted: Oct 7, 2026 excerpt:  BOSTON (WWLP) – More than 600,000 mail-in ballots have been sent to Massachusetts voters ahead of the November 3 state election. The distribution comes four weeks ahead of Election Day as officials process requests statewide. Voters who have applied for a mail-in ballot can track its status online at VoteInMA.com and should expect delivery within seven days of mailing, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Massachusetts voters weigh lot size changes in ballot Question 7 Voters who have not yet applied for a mail-in ballot must submit their application by 5 p.m. on October 27. Submissions are accepted online, by mail, or in person, though mailed applications must arrive at local election offices by the deadline. Returned ballots can be placed in secure drop boxes located across most cities and towns, which transfer ballots directly to local election offices. Locations for...

Quick Sunday Updates: Small Potatoes, Big Lies – 9/6/26 Your midday Sunday update. Paywall free. Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Sep 6 It’s Sunday, September 6. Trump sporting a new hair color this weekend. REUTERS/Eric Lee There’s a lot that’s happened already today so let me catch you up. I noticed in the comments a lot of you liked the more streamlined weekend update, so I’ll keep this quick as well. Ron Filipkowski will be back later with his in-depth bulletin covering the entire weekend’s news. Thanks again to everyone who continues to preorder our book WTF America ! If you ordered your copy this weekend, let me know in the comments. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Top Stories: Trump’s AI slop posting through it as it all gets worse Trump attacks Canada’s currency and continues pushing a scam ad for a fake “$1,000 bill” Kushner and Witkoff finally meet with Zelenskyy in Kyiv ...

  New from CommonWealth Beacon MAIL-IN MOVES: The back-and-forth in court over President Donald Trump’s attempts to change the delivery of mail ballots is causing confusion across the country, but its impact in Massachusetts looks minimal so far. Jennifer Smith has the details. CHANGING CLIMATE: Melissa Hoffer, the nation’s first state-level climate chief, is leaving her role to take over as president of Vermont Law and Graduate School in December. Jordan Wolman reports. OPINION: Last week’s landmark multistate settlement with Meta will limit how much time teenagers can spend on its platforms, but it largely leaves personalized feeds intact, writes Elise Rapoza, senior research associate at the MassINC Policy Center. Massachusetts should go further by passing a pending bill that would disable certain algorithmic feeds for minors.   How New England's largest nonprofit senior care and housing provider is handling immigration and Medicaid changes   August 31, 2026 By CommonWealt...