The catch on Question 1 and four more stories: The Saturday Send
The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, Massachusetts voters on Tuesday overwhelming approved ballot Question 1 , but there's a catch. The ballot measure subjects the House, Senate, and governor’s office to the state’s public records law. Now, with eight weeks to go before the end of the legislative term, the Democrats who control the Legislature might undo what voters decided in a landslide. Chris Lisinski explains. In more election news, Question 6 sailed through to a resounding victory, setting the stage for a funding fight; a Friday afternoon victory for the "no" side on Question 7 finally settled all nine ballot measures; and, despite an affordability crisis hammering Bay Staters Massachusetts Republican hopefuls Mike Minogue and John Deaton failed to overcome larger political and economic trends favoring Democrats. Plus, Massachusetts's biggest drinking ...