Further Reading:

Question 3: Change to State Primary Elections to Open Primary

Question 4: Election Same Day Registration

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Its october in an election year, so its time for ballot questions!! This episode we cover Questions 1 (expanding the open records law) and 2 (allow public defenders to unionize)

Further Reading:

Trump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds - LINK

Information for Voters - 2026 Ballot Questions - LINK

Question 1: Mass. initiative would put governor and lawmakers under state public records law - LINK

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OneHolyoke CDC leader recognized for education advocacy impact - LINK

Rosa ‘ready to lead’ as OneHolyoke’s new executive director - LINK

Healey signs early literacy reform law - LINK

Chapter 113 - An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy (Bill Text) - LINK

This year's student MCAS scores dip again, continuing trend since pandemic - LINK

Mass residents remember to register to vote by OCTOBER 24th! Go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

Further Reading:

Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms - LINK

Talarico backtracks controversial gender comments, pushes for Supreme Court overhaul - LINK

UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments “disgusting” and too familiar - LINK

Karl Rove, the GOP strategist behind George W. Bush's political career, is voting for a Democrat - LINK

Stadium owner Robert Kraft says Ed Sheeran asked him to donate $2m in aid after Macklemore backlash - LINK

How Ed Sheeran's tour became a flashpoint over Gaza and free speech - LINK

Ed Sheeran Philadelphia Tickets Slashed By Nearly 50% Following Macklemore ‘Free Palestine’ Controversy - LINK

Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program - LINK

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Further Reading:

Fed's Kevin Warsh warns inflation is too high, sparking bets rate hikes are coming - LINK

ICE arrested 50,000 people in July – quietly the biggest month in Trump’s second term - LINK

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Further Reading:

Catholic bishops remind attorney general about separation of church and state - LINK

Election highlights: Byron Donalds and David Jolly to face off in Florida governor’s race; Democratic socialist scores upset in Senate primary - LINK

So how is the social media ban going? - LINK (r/AskAnAustralian)

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