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F.I.G.H.T. SUBOXONE: HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Written by Posted February 12, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

suboxone massachusetts

By 2014, it was a full-court press, with Suboxone lobbyists pushing more than 10 bills on Beacon Hill

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: BINJ, donations, F.I.G.H.T., fight, FIGHT Opiates, FOIA, Johnny Hickey, Journalism, lobbyists, money, OCPF, opiates, opioids, Oxy Morons, Oxycontin, Reckitt, Suboxone

20/2018 VISION: REVISITING OUR AWESOME HELLISH YEAR ONE FINAL TIME

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted December 26, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

No outlet can cover everything. It’s not worth trying. But in reading back through several hundred pieces that we published in the past 12 months, I’m more than satisfied to say that we hit hard and often on a range of topics

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Andover, Andover Fires, Ayanna Pressley, Beacon Hill, BPDA, Capuano, Charlie Baker, Columbia Gas, Congress, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, energy companies, Eversource, Fires, Geoff Diehl, hospitals, Housing, Lawrence, Lawrence Fires, lobbyists, Massachusetts, Merrimack fires, Merrimack Valley, money in politics, NiSource, no on 1, North Andover, nurses, question 1, question 2, Question 3, Republicans, Safe Patient Limits, Scott Lively, Southie, staffing, transgender, US Senate, yes on 1

’18 AND LIFE TO GO: OUR YEAR IN ALTERNATIVE MASS MEDIA

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 19, 2018 Filed Under: Analysis, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

It’s anybody’s guess why cheeseball mainstream outlets tend to ignore topics such as poverty, surveillance, and climate change. Whatever the reason, we don’t spend too much time worrying about them; as you’ll see below, we had our hands full all year covering the stuff that they missed.

Filed Under: Analysis, Media Farm, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Andover, Andover Fires, Ayanna Pressley, Beacon Hill, BPDA, Capuano, Charlie Baker, Columbia Gas, Congress, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, energy companies, Eversource, Fires, Geoff Diehl, hospitals, Housing, Lawrence, Lawrence Fires, lobbyists, Massachusetts, Merrimack fires, Merrimack Valley, money in politics, NiSource, no on 1, North Andover, nurses, question 1, question 2, Question 3, Republicans, Safe Patient Limits, Scott Lively, Southie, staffing, transgender, US Senate, yes on 1

DRINKING WITH THE MERRIMACK VALLEY RECOVERY WORKERS WHO LIVE ON AN OLD CRUISE SHIP IN SOUTHIE

Written by DANIEL KAUFMAN Posted November 7, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Overall, these cruise ship tenants seem exhausted, both physically and emotionally. There are perks, and decent pay, but there are also sleepless nights and more work the next morning. Not to mention what they call a shitty breakfast buffet.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Andover, Andover Fires, Charlie Baker, Columbia Gas, energy companies, Eversource, Fires, Lawrence, Lawrence Fires, lobbyists, Merrimack fires, Merrimack Valley, NiSource, North Andover

HERE’S WHY WE’RE COMMITTED TO LONG-TERM COVERAGE OF THE MERRIMACK EXPLOSIONS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted September 19, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Columbia has spent in excess of half a million dollars lobbying in Mass over the past five years, while execs at Eversource, which Baker tapped to save the day, have pumped more than $40,000 into Baker and Polito’s war chests since 2015.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Andover, Andover Fires, Charlie Baker, Columbia Gas, energy companies, Eversource, Fires, Lawrence, Lawrence Fires, lobbyists, Merrimack fires, Merrimack Valley, NiSource, North Andover

THE CITY OF LAWRENCE CAN’T BREATHE

Written by BEYAZMIN JIMENEZ Posted September 19, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Environmental justice must be at the center of recovery efforts

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: #mapoli, Andover, Andover Fires, Charlie Baker, Columbia Gas, energy companies, Eversource, Fires, Lawrence, Lawrence Fires, lobbyists, Merrimack fires, Merrimack Valley, NiSource, North Andover

LET’S TALK ABOUT CHECKS: MEET THE MASSACHUSETTS POLITICIANS WHO TAKE MONEY FROM THE OXY LOBBY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 19, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

From 2005 to this year, Purdue Pharma alone spent more than $700,000 hiring four outfits to push its agenda on Beacon Hill.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, Beacon Hill, Big Pharma, Charlie Baker, Governor Deval Patrick, Heroin, lobbyists, Massachusetts, new england, opiates, Oxycontin, Purdue Pharma, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, State House, Therese Murray, Tim Murray

OH SNAP THAT’S RIGHT – WE GOT EARNED SICK TIME TOO!

Written by KATHERINE TAMOLA Posted November 10, 2014 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

“When we were out collecting signatures, you’d run into people who’d be like, ‘I have earned sick time … doesn’t everybody?”

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Andrew Farnitano, ballot initiative, Beacon Hill, Cindy Rowe, Commonwealth, Crawford Strategies, Earned Sick Time, Election, Grace Ross, Healthcare, lobbyists, Massachusetts, SEIU, worker rights, Yes On Question 4

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