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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Election 2012: State Ballot Question Results

Voters made decisions on car repairs, assisted suicide and medical marijuana in the statewide election.

  Question 1: Right to Repair Voters approved the “Right to Repair” ballot question, which would give consumers more choices when fixing a car in today's election. According to numbers on boston.com, 85 percent of voters approved the question, with 51 percent of the state reporting at 10:15 p.m. The initiative requires automakers to make computer software codes for repairs more accessible to independent repair shops and car owners by 2015. But in July, state legislators devised a compromise that would give carmakers until 2018 to comply with the new law, according to a Boston Globe report. By approving Question 1, voters trumped that compromise and enacted the “Right to Repair” act as written on the ballot. “Voters sent a clear message to …

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Diana

9:26 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012

Whine whine whine. But hey, it's your free time. Do with it as you will.   more ›

Friday, September 28, 2012

Governor Says He Will 'Probably' Vote 'No' on Marijuana Ballot Question

The governor, during a live chat with Patch, expressed skepticism about the legalization of medical marijuana, though he sympathized with patients in pain.

Governor Deval Patrick said he would likely vote no on Question Three this fall. During a Thursday live chat with Patch, a reader asked Patrick how he would vote on the ballot question and whether the governor was for or against the legalization of cannabis. "I am not too energized on this issue, personally. California's experience has been mixed. I will probably vote against it. I respect the opposing view, though, especially those whose concern is for people in constant pain," wrote the governor in response.  Proponents say medical marijuana will help ease the pain and suffering of cancer patients and other eligible residents. Opponents, meanwhile, say the law is a back door to full legalization, and that medical marijuana can be …

Saber Walsh

7:53 am on Friday, September 28, 2012

Bravo, Governor Patrick! There's an even darker side to these clinics. On the West Coast, where kids probably sprinkle weed on their salads instead of cilantro, there have been violent robberies that make the days when pharmacies stocked oxycontin look tame. Nobody seems to talk about that, or the really dark people who have been funding these kind of ballot initiatives. Way to go, Gov. Patrick!   more ›

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