Here is what you need to know about Question 1, which would specify that the state auditor has the authority to probe the Legislature.

BOSTON (WWLP) – There are five statewide ballot questions that voters will decide on in the November 5th election. Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives before May 1, 2024?

Most of the ballot questions on the Massachusetts ballot this November seem to be headed for voter approval at this point, according to a new UMass Amherst/WCVB poll, with only the legalization of psychedelics remaining a tossup.

Question 5 would require that all tipped employees in Massachusetts earn at least $15 an hour before tips, by 2029. The current system allows some workers — servers, bartenders, and hairdressers among them — to be paid $6.75 an hour, provided that tips make up the difference.

Massachusetts voters head to the polls in just a few weeks to cast ballots in the presidential election. But while they're in the voting booth, those voters have even more chances to impact state law. Ballots this year include five statewide questions ranging from proposals related to graduation requirements to psychedelic mushrooms.

Some questions have strong support, while one is within the margin of error, and another has Massachusetts voters evenly split.

This week, WBUR and WCVB partner on a series to help Massachusetts voters understand the 2024 ballot questions. WCVB Channel 5 will break down one of the ballot questions in their nightly newscast, and the following morning,

In a few weeks, Massachusetts voters will decide on five ballot questions in the 2024 election. Here is what you need to know about Question 4, regarding the legalization of natural psychedelics. Question 4 would allow people 21 and older — under certain regulations — to grow,

Should some hallucinogenic drugs be legalized for use in Massachusetts? That is what Question 4 asks Bay State voters to decide. If approved, the measure would allow five psychedelics — psilocybin, psilocyn,

Should Massachusetts allow anyone over age 21 to use certain natural psychedelic substances, including so-called magic mushrooms, under licensed supervision? Emily Oneschuk, of Massachusetts for Mental Health Options,