Commentary

For two years I’ve hammered on Beacon Hill for being among the least productive legislatures in the country. After reading Amendment 759, I’m starting to think the gridlock was the only thing protecting us.

Beacon Hill is streamlining again — and Cape Cod taxpayers are about to find out which kind of screwdriver they need.

The Massachusetts FY 2027 budget reveals what analysts call the Two-Headed Leviathan: taxpayers funding a state government that keeps growing AND pouring record billions into an unregulated NGO ecosystem that functions like a shadow government.

The May 19 Annual Town Election includes four ballot questions: the DY Regional School override, Cape Cod Tech override, library debt exclusion, and a non-binding sanctuary city question. All four would increase your property taxes if approved.

The Yarmouth Republican Town Committee has elected new officers and is actively building membership ahead of the 2026 election cycle. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month.

The Yarmouth Select Board voted 4-1 to place a non-binding ‘Equal Rights for Yarmouth Residents’ question on the May 19 ballot. The petition that triggered it carried only 35 signatures — 0.15% of the electorate.

State Representative Christopher Flanagan was arrested April 11, 2025 and indicted on five counts of wire fraud. He has refused to resign, and Massachusetts taxpayers continue paying his $100,558 salary.