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“Even during an emergency, the Governor does not have unreviewable authority and may not disobey constitutional constraints.”
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Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: Cannabis, COVID, News, News to Us, Talking Joints Memo
“Even during an emergency, the Governor does not have unreviewable authority and may not disobey constitutional constraints.”
Written by DAVID NATHANSON Filed Under: COVID, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed
The stakes are far too high to justify such detention. During the pandemic, incarceration puts a person’s life in serious danger.
Written by SUZANNE POTTER Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us
"It's a time when we could bypass a lot of those barriers that are put up really by vested interests that don't really want to see public banking."
Written by JORDAN FRIAS Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us
“We did this based on our moral obligation and our mission because our focus is on addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health and in healthcare.”
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us
That was nearly a week before the first Mass resident, an octogenarian veteran from Winthrop, was declared the first coronavirus-related death in the state. To put it mildly, a lot has changed.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: COVID, News, Talking Joints Memo
“We are asking these bodies to step up and ask the attorney general for an opinion that will officially settle the question of whether the governor has the authority to restrict retail cannabis sales to Massachusetts residents.”
Written by DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN Filed Under: COVID, News
Since we hope and assume that most of you aren't crisscrossing the region blight-seeing, we asked Derek Kouyoumjian to share some of his photos from out in the wild.
Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us
At reported application rates, the $349 billion will be gone within a few weeks, and even if an additional $251 billion is approved by Congress, it is unlikely that will last past the first week of May. Once lenders have completed issuing these loans, expect them to turn their attention to the forgiveness with a fine-tooth comb.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us
"Many hospitals are running their own donation programs—we view ourselves as a single place to provide all information on these programs in Massachusetts."
Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us
“I’m constantly having the recommended six feet violated. All of my coworkers and I, we are absolutely drained by the end of the day, because we are constantly trying to protect ourselves and reinforce that space.”