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ODD BEDFELLOWS: Both major parties, labor groups with significant political muscle, and groups that want to push state government to the left have all signaled opposition to a ballot question that would scrap the existing Democratic and Republican primary election system, replacing them with a single contest featuring candidates from all parties. Chris Lisinski breaks down the politics. excerpt: “Hating jungle primaries,” as all-party primary structures are sometimes dubbed, “is maybe the most bipartisan issue in America,” said Jordan Berg Powers, the chair of the campaign committee urging voters to say “No on 3.” Political insiders have been skeptical about the proposal since it emerged last year, and the opposition campaign formally launched earlier this month. Early members include the Massachusetts Democratic Party, whose governing body voted in April to oppose the question, groups that lean further to the left like Progressive Mass and Act on Mass, and half a dozen unions, such as the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts chapter and 32BJ SEIU. The Massachusetts Republican Party is not officially a member of the coalition, but it “firmly opposes” the ballot question. “This misguided initiative would undermine core democratic principles by eroding the ability of political parties to select their own nominees, marginalizing smaller parties, stifling ideological diversity, suppressing general-election turnout, and amplifying the role of big money while disadvantaging grassroots efforts,” MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale said in a statement.
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MAILING IT IN: The popularity of early in-person voting has decreased over the years, in part due to the surging popularity of mail-in voting. But as voters this election cycle weigh election reform ballot questions, early in-person voting remains an enduring and often utilized election reform in Massachusetts. Ella Adams of State House News Service reports. |
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OPINION: The opposition to the all-party primary ballot question has been very telling, writes Jennifer Nassour, co-founder of the Pocketbook Project and former chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party. Insiders like systems they understand, control, and benefit from. But the current system is not working for many voters, she says, and they have a chance to change it. |
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In the end, there was no divine intervention for the City of Quincy. |
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After a lower court judge temporarily blocked the city from installing bronze statues of Catholic patron saints on the facade of its new public safety building, siding with the residents who sued to stop it as impermissible government support for religion, the city appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court. |
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On Thursday, the state’s highest court upheld the judge’s injunction, deciding that he ruled correctly that the city’s actions likely violated the state’s bar on government favoring a particular religion. |
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In 2023, without seeking city council approval or making a public announcement, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch commissioned two statues — St. Michael the Archangel, patron saint of police officers, and St. Florian, patron saint of firefighters — that would cost an estimated $850,000 and frame the entryway of the $175 million, four-story, 120,000-square-foot building replacing the city's old police station. |
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In a unanimous decision, the SJC held that a Norfolk Superior Court judge was in the right to halt installation of the statues. A group of residents had standing as taxpayers to sue over the use of public funds, according to the court, and the judge applied the correct test to determine whether the statue approval and installation was constitutional. |
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The lower court record, SJC Justice Scott Kafker wrote, “reflects that the statues are large and will stand alone, they are brand new rather than long standing, they are closely affiliated with a particular religion, and they thus may convey to observing members of the public implicit government support for that religion and, as a result, subordination of other religions.” |
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This means the statues will be kept in storage and off the building while litigation continues at the lower court level. The visages of a winged Michael and towering Florian extinguishing fire await further judgment, but the ruling signals a rough legal road ahead for Quincy. |
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COURTS: The Supreme Judicial Court rejected a challenge to Boston's plan to transform White Stadium, paving the way for a new stadium to host the city's professional women's soccer team and its public schools' athletics, Jennifer Smith reports. |
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ENERGY: Massachusetts lawmakers are on the brink of passing a substantial crackdown on competitive electric suppliers, companies that state officials have warned can scam customers into enrolling in higher electricity rates. Now, the industry is pushing back, Jordan Wolman has the details. |
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HEALTH CARE: A bill to address violence against health care workers is drawing some pushback from disability advocates. They argue that its broad definition of health care facilities could have unintentional consequences, and it could criminalize behavior that is common among people with intellectual disabilities. (GBH News) |
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ELECTIONS: US Sen. Ed Markey and challenger US Rep. Seth Moulton sparred in their final pre-primary debate, taking jabs at each other over energy prices and support for foreign wars. (WBUR) |
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TECHNOLOGY: Flock Safety’s license plate camera network is under intense scrutiny, after the third instance in one week of police officers misusing the technology. (The Boston Globe – paywall)
As always, thanks to THE NEW BEDFORD LIGHT! Please support them! REP. BILL KEATING has been among the missing! Send him emails and receive just a meaningless response! His newsletter was non-functioning. Until recently, no one had any idea of his votes until he grandstanded by being one of 100 to vote against sending ARMS to ISRAEL! While his recent vote is appreciated, WHERE has he been?
PLEASE WATCH THE DEBATE BEFORE MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION~ |
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ELECTIONS: US Rep. Bill Keating is facing a primary challenge from a New Bedford activist who argues the 74-year-old congressman is not in line with the representation the district needs. (The New Bedford Light) excerpt: The only debate currently scheduled between the candidates is set for Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. on WATD 95.9 FM in Marshfield, two days after early voting begins. The debate will also be livestreamed on YouTube by The Local Seen. Swallow criticized the timing in a Facebook post announcing the debate. To The Light, he said that since July, he has emailed Keating’s office, called and left voicemails, and dropped off a printed copy of the email requesting two debates and two town halls.
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ENVIRONMENT: Coes Reservoir has experienced multiple cyanobacteria closures this summer, after avoiding them entirely in 2025, and a Worcester city councilor wants officials to look beyond short-term treatments. (The Worcester Guardian) |
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