"We need the ordinance to pass so we're not dealing with executive branch demands to expand surveillance in a Whac-A-Mole fashion.”
WITH ONE SURVEILLANCE PLAN DERAILED, BPD STILL SEEKS TO ADD CAMERAS
A CRITICAL MOMENT IN BOSTON’S BATTLE OVER BOLSTERED SURVEILLANCE
“This type of extremely significant surveillance program should not be going through the executive process without debate.”
MASS HAS PAID THESE COVID CONSULTANTS MORE THAN $20 MILLION
Tasks have included advising on vaxx rollout and making a “playbook” for “high-risk” communities
FOLLOW-UP: MASS IS STILL IGNORING PUBLIC INPUT AND TRYING TO BUILD A NEW WOMEN’S PRISON
“It’s sad, it shows the DOC’s only intent is to build a new women’s prison, they don’t want to listen to alternatives.”
MASS KEEPS TRYING TO BUILD A NEW WOMEN’S PRISON OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC VIEW
"When you talk about building new prisons, you are putting out the message that those of us that live in these communities that you are intending future generations to be in those beds”
AID VS. ADS: OFFICIALS SPEND BIG ON MARKETING MASS RESTAURANTS
Some say “efforts are no substitute for direct assistance”
STATE LOOKS TO SPEND $75K TO PREVENT FUTURE STORROWINGS
"If a truck hits a bridge, everyone is inconvenienced.”
MA MOVE TO SURVEIL PRISON VISITORS RAISES FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES
"People shouldn't have to worry that DOC is creating a list of everybody that participates in protests protected by the First Amendment."
PANDEMIC PAYDAY: CONNECTED MA CONSULTANTS SECURE LARGE COVID ED CONTRACTS
Baker crony and former BPD commish among recipients of no-bid contracts
INSIDE THE NO-BID CONTRACTS MASS IS ABOUT TO ENTER FOR COVID SALIVA TESTS
“We are still only a fraction of what Gov. Baker projected where the state should be testing per day per week, we need to be ramping up significantly.”
