The “review is focused on racial disparities in the rates at which people are stopped and frisked”
AG Investigating BPD To Determine If “Gang Unit” Engages In “Unconstitutional Policing”
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The Legendary Past And Uncertain Future Of The Harvard Square Theatre
Will the iconic venue ever return to its rock roots as has been rumored?
As Mass Reconsiders Life Without Parole For 18 To 20-year-olds, Will Race Matter?
“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
So Much For Contracts: State Report Blasts MBTA Contractor
Company hired to run Transit Police dispatch service under-delivered, charged extra, and kept inadequate records, according to inspector general's report
Does Massachusetts Underestimate Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
Shortcomings in the state’s greenhouse gas inventory pose issues for energy planning
Feature Follow-Up: The Stacey I’m Sorry Story Wraps
“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.”
“Why Else Would You Call A Poster?” The Stacey I’m Sorry Story
How fliers posted around Boston lure pedestrians into a guerrilla theater narrative of infidelity, huge frogs, and emotional vulnerability
Over Yondr: Are Cell Phone Pouches At Shows Liberating, Dangerous, Or Annoying?
Whether you like them or not, phone pouches may be the future of concerts
Anticipating New Governor, Somerville Hopes To Advance Plans For Supervised Injection Site
“When people are using them, they're not doing it where people can see it, and they're doing it in a place where they definitely can't die.”
Philharmonical Warfare: The Forgotten Story Of the BSO’s Cold War Collaboration With the CIA
How the government secretly paid for the Boston Symphony Orchestra to promote American cultural enlightenment
Mass College Students Push For Emergency Contraceptive Vending Machines On Campus
“We knew there would be demand, but I think once it opened it was more popular than we were anticipating.”
AG Healey Plays Ball With Sox, Allows Team To Keep Illegal Cashless Payment System
“Either the Red Sox bamboozled the attorney general or the AG's office simply didn't do its homework.”
How Did Comm Ave Starbucks Workers Make Out After 2 Months Of Striking? We Asked Them …
“Seeing the outpouring of support from people all over the Boston area has renewed a lot of our faith in the community.”
Paying To Play: How Rideshare and Delivery Companies Raised $43 Million and Bought Influence In Mass
“They’re trying to purchase the entire political establishment … They’re trying to flood the whole apparatus.”
Is Suburban Boston the New Buffet For Black Bears?
As droughts and climate change impact their food supply, more furry friends are being spotted closer to cities in Massachusetts
The Race For the Future Of Transparency In Mass
When it comes to public records in Mass, does it even matter who the secretary of state is? It’s complicated …
Internal Emails Show How MBTA Sought To Market “Safe,” “Good” Trains As System Failed
Politically-connected marketing firm wanted to get people “excited to take the T again.” An official replied, "I am not sure people are ‘excited’ to take the T."
Worcester’s Wasteful, Never-Ending War on Police Transparency
Inside the long-running lawsuit over police misconduct records that continues to cost taxpayers
The Commonwealth’s Crisis Pregnancy Center Crisis
The “industry is a sophisticated global network led by anti-abortion organizations.” In Mass, they outnumber actual abortion clinics 3 to 1
New Documents Reveal Extent, Cost Of BPD’s Secret Surveillance Strategy
Boston has spent millions on no-bid contracts for analysts they claim couldn’t track racist demonstrators
Diabetes Researcher Claims She Was Unlawfully Denied Entry To US
“I was hoping to utilize this opportunity upon my return to Canada and help diabetes patients in Canada.”
Morale Violation: Whistle-Blowers Report Culture Of “Retaliation,” “Nepotism” At Parole Agency
“We were stressed and unappreciated … left blinded.”
Sacred Spaces: Special Mosque Edition
While many Christians have been pushed out of their longtime places of worship, Muslims have spent decades configuring residential and commercial buildings
Records Crisis Deepens In Mass Following Devastating State Ruling
The case pertains to an investigation into the use of rodenticides by government agencies
Mass Is Still Gouging Prisoners On Phone Fees. Will Lawmakers Finally Change That?
“Even if they are providing the most rehabilitative programs available, it still wouldn’t be right to fund programs like that via the lowest income people.”
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE FOILIES 2022
Recognizing the year's worst in government transparency.
DESACRALIZED PT. 2: “IT’S GOING TO BE HARD TO DRIVE DOWN THAT STREET”
As another historic Black Boston institution is gentrified, a congregation displaced by condos reflects on this trend and what it means
THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD HAS A TRANSPARENCY PROBLEM
From secret hiring practices to a revolving door of political appointees, the Mass Parole Board is a “black hole,” and “lives are at risk.”
SPECIAL FEATURE – BATTLE: SGARS
Poisons used by Mass municipalities are killing more than just the rats they’re targeting. In practice, their controversial tactics may actually protect the rodent population.
COFFEE SHOP WORKERS ORGANIZE, INSPIRE OTHERS
“I don’t think any of us knew what the union was going to do or how big it was going to be.”
