Aug 24, 2026 · 5 min · 8 segments
From immediate primary matchups in Western Mass. to sweeping November ballot initiatives, state voters face critical choices that highlight the dynamic between local representation and direct policy…
Sam Drysdale
Carrie HealyHost
Eighty four percent of voters said they would definitely or probably support making the legislature and governor's office subject to the state's public records law.
And that's striking because transparency has been a contentious issue on Beacon Hill, including the continuing fight over the voter approved legislative audit.
So there's a pretty substantial gap between public support for transparency and the legislature's ongoing debate over how transparency should work.
Eighty four percent of voters said they would definitely or probably support making the legislature and governor's office subject to the state's public records law.
And that's striking because transparency has been a contentious issue on Beacon Hill, including the continuing fight over the voter approved legislative audit.
So there's a pretty substantial gap between public support for transparency and the legislature's ongoing debate over how transparency should work.
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