Katie Castellani

BOSTON — A ballot initiative proposing to repeal adult-use recreational marijuana is facing another challenge to the authenticity of its nomination signatures.

After getting cut out of the Legislature's last major housing bill, the so-called Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act found new life in the House's policy-dense $561 million economic development bill.

Judge Jeffrey Karp ruled that Republican attorney general hopeful Michael Walsh can return to the ballot for September's primary despite accusations of fraudulent nomination signatures. In a separate case, Karp ruled that Anne Manning Martin, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor who was also accused of signature fraud, cannot appear on the primary ballot.

Republican candidate for attorney general Michael Walsh can appear on September's primary ballot under a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling. Meanwhile, the fate of Anne Manning Martin's campaign for lieutenant governor is uncertain.

State Rep. Kate Donaghue hears stories all the time about someone saving another person's life with naloxone.

Anne Manning Martin, a Republican hopeful for lieutenant governor, cannot appear on the Sept. 1 primary ballot under a new Supreme Judicial Court ruling.

BOSTON — Anne Manning-Martin, a Republican hopeful for lieutenant governor, cannot appear on the Sept. 1 primary ballot under a new Supreme Judicial Court ruling.

Anne Manning Martin, a Republican hopeful for lieutenant governor, cannot appear on the Sept. 1 primary ballot under a new Supreme Judicial Court ruling.

Supreme Judicial Court Justice Frank Gaziano cited 'substantial, if not overwhelming, evidence' that the signatures were not signed by voters in his ruling.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says "Blue Star Families" plates will celebrate "lives of service, lives of courage, lives of sacrifice."