2024 Ballot Question Coverage
WBUR's full coverage of the Massachusetts statewide ballot questions in the 2024 election, including explainers on the five measures.
Wasting little time, DiZoglio renews push to audit the Mass. Legislature
Days after Massachusetts voters embraced Auditor Diana DiZoglio's mission to audit the Legislature, the Methuen Democrat formally notified top Beacon Hill leaders that her office is reviving its recent probe...
With MCAS exit exam scrapped, supporters say more 'authentic learning' comes next
Massachusetts public high schoolers will no longer have to pass the 10th-grade standardized tests in math, English and science to earn their diploma, starting with this year’s senior class. But...
Mass. voters oppose legalizing natural psychedelics, as Question 4 fails
Voters rejected Question 4, a measure to legalize certain plant-based psychedelic drugs and created a network of licensed therapy centers so adults 21 and older could consume them under supervision....
Question 2 wins: Mass. voters end MCAS high school graduation requirement
Voters approved Question 2, the campaign to end requiring public high school students to pass the MCAS in order to earn their diplomas.
Tipped workers won't get a raise as Mass. voters reject Question 5
The question asked voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage for tipped workers, while allowing restaurants the option to then pool tips with all non-management workers.
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Mass. votes to audit the Legislature as Question 1 passes
The measure asked voters whether state Auditor Diana DiZoglio could audit the Legislature. DiZoglio has said the body lacks transparency; legislative leaders said the audit is unconstitutional.
Watch: Debates on the 2024 ballot questions before Mass. voters
With early in-person voting kicking off on Oct. 19 and vote-by-mail underway, we'll help you get the facts and hear the arguments surrounding several critical statewide ballot measures.
Who are the spenders behind (and against) the Massachusetts ballot questions?
Several Massachusetts ballot questions are shaping up to be expensive, competitive contests. Here's a quick breakdown of the people and groups financially backing the campaigns for and against each measure.
$250,000 ad campaign urges Mass. voters to reject MCAS ballot question
Opponents of a ballot question that would eliminate the use of statewide tests as a high school graduation requirement launched a new ad campaign Monday, less than 100 days before...
Tipped minimum wage question heads to November ballot after opponents withdraw challenge
The effort to raise the tipped minimum wage in Massachusetts to $15 an hour will be on the November ballot after all, after opponents withdrew their objection to some of...
Mass. restaurant group objects to signatures gathered for tipped wages ballot question
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association filed an objection to several signatures and petition sheets that were submitted by the ballot campaign, One Fair Wage, to the secretary of state. The signatures...
Mass. approves 4 ballot questions for the fall. But one faces a final challenge
The ballot campaign to raise Massachusetts' tipped minimum wage is facing one last hurdle, after opponents filed an objection seeking to disqualify some of its final round of signatures.
Massachusetts ballot question could give Uber and Lyft drivers right to form a union
Drivers for ride-sharing app in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with ballot question that could win them union rights if approved by voters. The push comes despite Uber and Lyft drivers...
Uber, Lyft drivers file signatures to put rideshare unionization on the ballot
The labor-backed Drivers Demand Justice coalition filed the final voter signatures needed for its ballot question, effectively confirming they are ready to embark on four months of campaigning behind the...
Mass. high court says app-based driver questions are eligible for ballot
The Supreme Judicial Court deemed constitutionally eligible all five versions of an industry-backed measure seeking to define drivers as independent contractors, not employees, as well as a union-supported proposal allowing...
SJC clears tipped wages question for ballot
Voters are on track to get the final say over whether Massachusetts businesses should pay a higher minimum wage to tipped employees after the state's highest court on Thursday concluded...
Psychedelics in Massachusetts: The ballot question on decriminalization
A proposed ballot measure to decriminalize certain plant-based psychedelics in Massachusetts is now in progress, with activists gathering another 12,429 signatures by July 3 to secure ballot placement in the...
Gov. Healey and Education Secretary Tutwiler oppose MCAS ballot effort
Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler made clear in an interview that aired Sunday that he and Healey believe the measure backed by the powerful Massachusetts Teachers Association is the wrong approach,...
2 possible ballot questions are facing legal challenges
Opponents challenged the eligibility of a measure seeking to eliminate the separate tipped minimum wage and a measure to allow rideshare drivers to unionize.
Worker groups ask judge to block app-based driver ballot question
Warning that Massachusetts is "ground zero" for a national labor fight, drivers and union leaders on Thursday once again asked the state's highest court to block a well-funded effort seeking...