10 Jan, 2025

Cannabis Control Commission chair suspended

Local News Shannon O’Brien, Massachusetts’s top cannabis regulator, was suspended only a year after being appointed to the position. Shannon O’Brien. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe Shannon O’Brien, chair of the Cannabis Control Commission, has been removed from her post as the top cannabis regulator in Massachusetts.  State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended O’Brien on Thursday, a […]

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Rent control ballot question has many more hurdles ahead

Local News Despite AG Campbell’s certification, an effort to put a rent control question before voters still faces logistical and legal obstacles. State Rep. Mike Connolly and supporters gather in front of the State House after Connolly received notice that his petition was certified by Attorney General Andrea Campbell. Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe In 1994, Massachusetts […]

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AG Campbell certifies ballot questions on MCAS, rent control

Politics Andrea Campbell’s certification was the first major step, but more hurdles remain before these questions can be put before voters next fall. State Rep. Mike Connolly and his supporters gather in front of the State House after he received notice that his petition to lift the statewide ban on rent control was certified by […]

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