Questions articles
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Upon review, panel not behind any ballot questions
The next phase in the fight over half a dozen major and pressing policy proposals kicked off with a common feature on Beacon Hill: lawmakers recommending that the Legislature not to take action.
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Committee recommends no legislative action on ballot questions
Lawmakers who spent weeks reviewing half a dozen potential ballot questions recommended their colleagues take no action on the proposals, clearing the way for major policy changes affecting high school graduation requirements, gig economy workers, legislative oversight and more to be decided by voters.
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Heat pump sales plummet on consumers questions
The sale of heat pumps, meant to replace traditional gas-fired central heating boilers, has collapsed this year, due to political uncertainty, low gas prices, and consumer questions, the AD said on Wednesday afternoon. Heat pump makers association DVW says that sales have halved year on year. In the first quarter of 2023, consumers bought 42,000 heat pumps, but in the same period this year, they have only bought 20,000. There is, the DVW told the AD, “a continual brake” on sales growth.