Four Debates on Mass. Ballot Questions Planned

BOSTON, MA — UMass Boston’s McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies plays host this fall to a series of debates on Massachusetts' four November 2016 statewide ballot questions.

The debates, in conjunction with WBUR radio and The Boston Globe, hope to generate an in-depth exploration of the questions, several of which are quite controversial and highly publicized.

WBUR's "Radio Boston" program will air the weekly debates from 3-4 p.m. on Tuesdays starting Sept. 13. They will be recorded before a live studio audience at UMass' McCormack Theatre, broadcast live, and live-streamed by the Globe, WBUR, and UMB.

Read More: Here Are The Massachusetts Ballot Questions for November 2016

Show host Meghna Chakrabarti will be joined each week by a co-moderator from The Boston Globe, presiding over a panel of representatives who can speak to both sides of each ballot question.

The schedule is:

· September 13 – Question 2: would raise the cap on charter schools

· September 20 – Question 3: would regulate the treatment of farm animals

· September 27 – Question 1: would allow for an additional slots gambling parlor

· October 4 – Question 4: would legalize the recreational use of marijuana

The debates will be free and open to the public, but registration will be required, so keep an eye out. Patch will update this story when the signup information becomes available.

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