town meetings

It took some time to get there, but voters in Southampton, Massachusetts, approved a budget during their annual town meeting Tuesday, and teed up an override question that could prevent significant cuts to school staffing.

Virtually everything on Thursday’s town meeting warrant in Hadley, Massachusetts, passed easily – save for an item pulled that will likely resurface this year. Voters supported everything from preserving a local landmark to senior housing reform.

Ralph Nader has launched three major presidential campaigns and founded over 100 civic organizations that have affected auto safety, tax reform,…