2018 Mass. Ballot Questions
Stories about Massachusetts ballot questions in 2018.
How To Heal After Defeat Of Nurse Staffing Ballot Question: Focus On Teams
One trouble with the ballot measure was that it focused only on nurses and mostly on hospital care. We need to think about our health care workforce more broadly, writes...
Mass. Voters Pass Question 2, Express Support Of Long Shot Mission To Repeal Citizens United
The vote, which mandates a 15-member commission of Massachusetts residents form to explore a path to repeal the hotly-debated 2010 Supreme Court decision, was not surprising.
Mass. Votes 'Yes' On Question 3 To Keep Law Protecting Transgender People In Public Accommodations
Voters opted to preserve the 2016 law that lets people use bathrooms, locker rooms or other similar facilities that reflect the gender with which they identify.
Mass. Voters Say 'No' To Nurse Staffing Ballot Question
Massachusetts voters have decided the state will not write nurse-to-patient ratios into law.
Politics Aside, New Bathroom Designs Move The Boundaries On Gender
Gender-neutral signs and single bathrooms are becoming routine in new buildings.
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WBUR Poll: Most Mass. Voters Now Oppose Ballot Question About Nurse Staffing
The public is souring on a ballot measure that would limit the numbers of patients assigned to nurses, according to a WBUR poll. Earlier polls showed the "yes" camp leading...
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UMass Will Stick With 'Inclusive' Policies, Regardless Of Transgender Ballot Measure Results
UMass President Marty Meehan and the chancellors of the five UMass campuses said UMass will not change the school's current policy, which "assures that all members of our campus communities...
Laverne Cox Urges Mass. To Vote Yes On Question 3, To Send Message To Nation
As the federal government weighs changes to legal definitions around sex and gender, a vote to uphold a Massachusetts law aimed at protecting transgender people from discrimination would send a...
Division Remains On Question 1, Which Would Mandate Patient-To-Nurse Ratios
WBUR's Martha Bebinger takes a look at the key points the two nurses raised during a debate on Question 1 for Morning Edition.
Transcript: Nurses Debate Ballot Question 1 On 'Radio Boston'
Radio Boston holds a full-hour debate on Question 1, the Massachusetts ballot measure about nurse ratios.
How Nurse Assignments Are Made And Would Change With Ballot Question 1
Question 1 would create mandatory nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in Massachusetts. Nurses and the public appear deeply divided on the measure.
Question 2 Wants Mass. Voters To Take A Stand Against Citizens United — If Only A Symbolic One
Eight years after the Supreme Court's controversial decision, a ballot initiative in Massachusetts is asking voters to say on the record that they oppose the ruling.
Question 3 Seeks To Repeal Transgender Public Accommodations Law
A "yes" vote keeps the transgender public accommodations law on the books. A "no" vote repeals it.
Nurses Are Split On Staffing Ratio Ballot Question, WBUR Poll Finds
Among registered nurses in Massachusetts, 48 percent support Question 1, and 45 percent oppose it.
Baker Against Ballot Question To Boost Nursing Staffing
Gov. Charlie Baker said he will vote no on Question 1, which would change the ratio of nurses to patients in hospitals.
Nurses Ballot Initiative Could Cost Over $900 Million A Year, State Panel Estimates
Proponents of the ballot measure -- Question 1 -- called the Health Policy Commission's estimate a "guess."
Backers Of Nurse Staffing Proposal Object To Agency's Study
A report from an independent state agency on the potential costs of a November ballot question on nurse staffing levels is generating controversy.
Sen. Warren Endorses Ballot Initiative On Patient-To-Nurse Ratios
The measure is opposed by Massachusetts hospitals. Nurses unions are split on the initiative.
Ballot Q On Transgender Protections Law May Be Confusing. But Voters Seem To Get It
In most ballot questions, voting 'yes' means making a change to some kind to state law, while voting 'no' means preserving the status quo. Question 3 is the reverse. A...