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As Prices Soar, Fossil Fuel Industry Looks After Its Interests On Beacon Hill

Written by JON LAMSON Posted February 28, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A Massachusetts fossil fuel lobbying review

As gas prices and heating costs skyrocket across Massachusetts, fossil fuel producers and providers are spending hundreds of thousands to promote their political agendas to state officials and lawmakers.

The state’s five for-profit utilities, which function as regulated ...  read more

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Environment, Eversource, fossil fuels, heating costs, Massachusetts, pollution

As Mass Reconsiders Life Without Parole For 18 To 20-year-olds, Will Race Matter?

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted February 14, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: features, Governor's Council, news, news to us, parole, prison

So Much For Contracts: State Report Blasts MBTA Contractor

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted February 7, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Company hired to run Transit Police dispatch service under-delivered, charged extra, and kept inadequate records, according to inspector general's report

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, contractors, features, inspector general, MBTA, news, privatization, transit

Does Massachusetts Underestimate Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Written by JON LAMSON Posted January 17, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Shortcomings in the state’s greenhouse gas inventory pose issues for energy planning

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Environment, features, greenhouse gas, Massachusetts, news

A New Beginning For Formerly Incarcerated Women

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted January 11, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Stepping into this house made me feel better … She has a way of transforming pain into passion.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, feature, Massachusetts, news, prison, reentry

Tainted Drug Evidence Victims Still Waiting For Settlement Payments

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted January 10, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“We’ve got a system in place where it’s just, grab this money from mostly poor people, but don’t have mechanisms in place to really account for what’s taken.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, Massachusetts, Police, prison, scandal

Feature Follow-Up: The Stacey I’m Sorry Story Wraps

Written by JESÚS MARRERO SUÁREZ Posted January 2, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Through the whole thing, I found that people are very interested in the unknown. They’re very interested in finding things they’re not 100% certain of.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Art, features, news

Exclusive: Cheryl Amirault LeFave On Reentry, Punitive Probation & Withdrawn Pardon

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted December 22, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Everything that I came across for 40 years has been a battle.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Charlie Baker, Governor's Council, Mass DOC, Massachusetts, pardon, parole, prison, probation

Boston, Regional Police Dodge Transparency Ordinance In Bolstering Surveillance Network

Written by DAN ATKINSON Posted December 13, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“It’s troubling that nobody deigned to mention this was coming.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: 4th Amendment, Boston, Boston City Council, Boston Police, BPD, Police, privacy, surveillance

“Why Else Would You Call A Poster?” The Stacey I’m Sorry Story

Written by JESÚS MARRERO SUÁREZ Posted December 13, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

How fliers posted around Boston lure pedestrians into a guerrilla theater narrative of infidelity, huge frogs, and emotional vulnerability

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: boston university, feature, features, news, street art

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