Does self-funding give candidates a leg up in the competition, or risk alienating supporters and potential constituents? The post Massachusetts GOP gubernatorial candidates are bankrolling their own campaigns.

Several proposed ballot questions are of interest to Cape Codders, including housing initiatives and a conservation fund that would protect water.

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A proposal to convert Massachusetts’s state primary elections to “all-party primaries” is inching closer to appearing on the November ballot.

Massachusetts election officials have scheduled a hearing to investigate a complaint challenging the signature gathering process for a proposed ballot initiative to roll back the state’s marijuana law.

Gov. Maura Healey officially launched her reelection campaign Tuesday morning by attacking President Donald Trump over rising costs of living and federal immigration crackdowns in Massachusetts.

"Karen leaves very big shoes to fill," Taunton Elections Director Mark Pacheco said of retiring elections Clerk Karen Andrade.