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On November 8, 2016, during the Presidential Election voters of Massachusetts were able to vote on a ballot initiative (Question 4) to legalize adult-use marijuana in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The question passed by a percentage of 53.7% Yes to 46.3% No. [3] An extension was then passed by the legislature and the Governor in order for ...
The Massachusetts "Death with Dignity" Initiative, also known as Question 2, appeared on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an indirect initiated state statute to allow physician-assisted suicide.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, which represents 24,000 doctors in the state, approved a resolution during the weekend of May 19, 2012 to oppose legalizing medicinal marijuana without scientific proof that it would be safe and effective on patients and stated that it cannot support legislation intended to involve physicians in certifying ...
The University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, a research arm of the University President's Office, wrote in 2001 that the MCAS do not measure school or district performance because 84% of the variation in the scores across schools and districts is due to socioeconomic factors.
What are other proposed questions? Other questions that could make it to the ballot in November: A proposal to allow the state auditor to audit the Legislature (94,404 certified signatures collected).
The study found that: 1) From 2007 to 2009, the total number of medical bankruptcies (defined as due to unpaid medical bills or to loss of income due to illness, with no distinction between those causes) in Massachusetts increased by more than one third, from 7,504 to 10,093; and 2) Illness and medical costs contributed to 59.3% of bankruptcies ...
Question 2 in particular would remove passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam from being a graduation requirement in public high schools. State Rep. Jim Hawkins, D ...
What happens if ballot question on auditing the Massachusetts legislature passes? SUMMARY This proposed law would specify that the State Auditor has the authority to audit the Legislature.