The Bay State has a fraught history of sentencing people to serve life without parole. Now lawmakers have a chance to end the bad deal Beacon Hill made to trade the death penalty for natural life sentences.
NEWS+OPINIONS
CAMBRIDGE COUNCILORS CAN STOP UNDEMOCRATIC COURTHOUSE DEAL
Four votes against the proposed leasing of city parking spaces should do the trick
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART IV
Residents vent on issues related to immigrant communities
INDIE NO-GO: THE MASS ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD INVESTIGATE PLEDGEMUSIC
PledgeMusic, the only one of the major crowdfunding companies that focuses exclusively on music-based projects, has been making news in the music world lately because it has fallen behind on payments to artists, and it now looks like those artists and fans will never see the money they’re owed.
MORE DEMOCRACY NEEDED TO SURVIVE GLOBAL WARMING
EDIBLE DERANGEMENT: AS STATE SEEKS SOLUTIONS, BOSTON FORMALIZES GRUDGE AGAINST CANNABIS DINING
Any infused food event at a licensed premise—whether or not it is open to the public, and whether alcohol is consumed or not—is illegal, the advisory states, and violators “will be subject to disciplinary action” including a suspension or revocation of their license.
SUPER AGGRAVATING (AN APOLOGY COLUMN, OF SORTS)
After I’d commiserated with all kinds of student advocates and parents about the sham of a search process, in which the public was presented with three finalists out of nearly 40 applicants, I was simply shocked to see the somewhat positive reactions of so many factions and organizations following the school board’s decision.
MORE ACTIVISM NEEDED IN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GUNS IN MASS (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)
Gun laws, limits, and licensing in Mass—in perception and reality
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART III
Residents vent on issues related to poverty and affordable housing