Just days after more than 85% of Bay State voters overwhelmingly approved a bill widening access to public records, Democrats who control Beacon Hill are actively considering ways to derail it. Bills now before the state House and Senate point the way to the coming debate. And public statements by a top Senate leader indicate that the ballot question voters approved on Election Day could be in ...

Advocates say broader voter outreach could have flipped the result, and they're already looking toward future reforms.

Massachusetts voters weighed in on nine ballot questions​ for the 2026 election. Here are the results.

Proponents had hoped the measure would boost the construction of so-called starter homes and make homeownership more accessible to working- and middle-class families.

The proposal aimed to encourage more affordable starter homes by allowing single-family houses on smaller lots across much of Massachusetts. The post Voters reject Question 7 on statewide minimum lot sizes appeared first on Boston.com.

The last time MassLive chatted with Daniel Darris-O’Connor, he was just the youngest member of Billerica’s Select Board, following through on an interest in politics and policy that had taken hold at a young age. Just about a year later, Darris-O’Connor, 19, has parlayed that interest into a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. On Election Day, the rising Democratic star scored ...

None of the nine ballot questions posed to Massachusetts voters this election cycle received more support than Question 1, which would require the governor and lawmakers to make public most of the records they produce.

The measure would have changed how Massachusetts returns excess tax revenue to residents. The post Campaign behind Question 5 concedes as AP projects measure to fail appeared first on Boston.com.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has been reelected for a second term, defeating Republican challenger Mike Minogue, CBS News projects.

was Election Day in Massachusetts and around the nation. MassLive had live coverage and results from the key races. Below, you’ll find the sights and sounds from polling places and the situation on the ground. Election Night update from MassLive’s politics editor 10:45 p.m. See more Mass. congressional race results 10:41 p.m. Find all of the results for Massachusetts ...

Democrats dominated Massachusetts in 2026, but affordability and demands for change could reshape the 2028 election.