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As Massachusetts ballot initiatives multiply, critics want to limit them

By JAMIE PERKINS/The New Bedford Light This year, eight initiative petitions are likely headed to voters on the November ballot. The Legislature, which had a chance to approve the measures last month, opted not to approve any of them, requiring ballot committees to gather additional ...

ATF cancels phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concerns

By BYRON TAU and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that enables warrantless tracking of mobile devices after lawmakers, a prosecutor and a judge raised concerns ...