AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoElection Day: Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday on nine ballot questions, including proposals on marijuana sales, same-day voter registration, housing lot sizes and the state’s 2024 gun law. A new UMass Lowell poll puts Maura Healey and Ed Markey ahead. Abortion: Opponents of the state’s expanded late-term abortion law say they have gathered more than 99,900 certified signatures, enough to seek a 2028 repeal vote. Immigration Policy: Sheriffs backing Healey’s reelection are asking for changes to the state’s sanctuary policy, including advance notice to federal authorities when people charged with qualifying violent crimes are released. ICE Contracts: Plymouth-based BI2 Technologies has secured a $25 million ICE contract for a mobile app that uses eye scans and facial recognition to identify people. Medicaid: A federal judge in Boston struck down the Trump administration’s stricter definition of “medically frail” for work-rule exemptions in 25 states and D.C.; the work requirements themselves remain. Boston Oversight: City councilors are pressing for answers about deaths and alleged abuse at South Bay Jail, where 20 people have died in custody over five years.
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