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Question 8 projected to fall short, recreational marijuana sales likely to remain legal
Add Boston.com on Google (opens in a new tab) Add Boston.com as your preferred source on Google to see more of our stories. Massachusetts voters were projected to overwhelmingly reject a ballot question that would ban recreational marijuana sales…
Mass. voters opt to keep recreational marijuana legal
The effort to ban recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts was defeated with a resounding “no” vote on Tuesday, as voters chose to maintain the status quo and allow the state's weed industry to continue. Proponents of the repeal…
Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly reject an attempt to repeal marijuana legalization
Ten years ago, Massachusetts voters approved Question 4, a ballot initiative that legalized possession, home cultivation, and commercial distribution of recreational marijuana. On Tuesday, they declined to reverse that decision, overwhelmingly…
Wisconsin legislature shift could lead to marijuana legalization
Updated: 6:28 PM CST Nov 4, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 6:28 PM CST Nov 4, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ MADISON, Wis. — A shift in Wisconsin's legislature is expected to lead to the legalization of recreational marijuana…
Democrats have won the Pennsylvania House and Senate, handing Shapiro a powerful trifecta
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG —…
Pete Ricketts survives challenge from Dan Osborn in Nebraska
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) survived a challenge from Dan Osborn, an independent who had the backing of the Nebraska Democratic Party, keeping the seat red as Republicans strive to maintain a majority in the upper chamber. The Associated Press called…
Dan Patrick crusaded against THC. Texas voters rolled him up and smoked him.
At a June 23, 2025 news conference after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of THC products in Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was furious. He accused Abbott of trying to 'legalize recreational marijuana in Texas.'…
Repeal campaign united cannabis sector. Here's what's next
A proposal to kill Massachusetts' legal cannabis industry flamed out Tuesday, with a resounding no vote. Now comes the hard part for the industry: Keeping the momentum going to make the legal market more accessible to those harmed by the War on…
Wiz Khalifa Prison Sentence Overturned in Romania
Wiz Khalifa's prison sentence in Romania has been overturned after a Bucharest court canceled the rapper's nine-month jail term stemming from a 2024 marijuana incident at a music festival. The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled on November 3, 2026, in…
Did the midterm elections just kill MAGA?
On this special edition of The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the sweeping Democratic victory in the midterm elections and what it means for the future of MAGA. With…
Lincoln County Jail docket: 9 arrests made on DUI, drug charges
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lincoln County Jail docket, Oct. 26-29, 2026: • Mack Tracey Pickett, 07/10/1959, 105 Meadowbrook Drive — arrested on Mississippi Department of Corrections warrant, by Lincoln County Sheriff's…
Marty Flynn wins re-election in Pennsylvania's 22nd Senate District, defeating Sharon Soltis Sparano
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23 arrested, 90 charges laid after York Regional Police seize $7.5M in drugs
Twenty-three people are facing a total of 90 charges after York Regional Police seized more than $7.5 million in drugs. Police said Wednesday the seizure is tied to its probe dubbed Project North Star, which began in February 2026. Investigators…
Ilhan Omar scores biggest win in 8 years after ICE raided her home
House Democrat Ilhan Oma r has pulled off her biggest electoral win since 2018 in Minnesota's 5 congressional district less than a month after her Washington, D.C., home was raided by Homeland Security Investigations agents on October 12. With 99…
'A Democratic trifecta': Winners weigh in on Pennsylvania midterm results and the work ahead
WILKES-BARRE — Heading into 2027, Gov. Josh Shapiro will no longer have a split state legislature — Democrats will control both the House of Representatives and the Senate. “Now, with a Democratic trifecta, we'll be able to get…
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