To graduate high school, Massachusetts public school students must pass their 10th grade MCAS exam, in addition to other requirements set by school districts. This November, Ballot Question 2 will ask ...

Voters in Massachusetts will soon decide whether insurance companies should be required to spend the bulk of their customers' premiums — 83 cents of every dollar — on patient care. Many people pay for ...

Question 2 on the Maine statewide ballot for the Nov. 4 election is a citizens' referendum that, if passed, would enact an extreme protection order law, which is commonly referred to as a red flag law ...

Massachusetts students will see all new graduation requirement standards next year following the passage of Question 2 in Tuesday’s election. Question 2, championed by the Massachusetts Teachers ...

A "yes" vote ended the mandate that requires students to pass the tenth grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam to graduate high school. A "no" vote would have kept it as a ...

Maine voters on Tuesday approved a law creating a new path to temporarily take guns from dangerous people following a referendum campaign inspired by the deadliest mass shooting in state history. The ...

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