
“We began this investigation on behalf of the families who lost loved ones under tragic circumstances …”
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Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“We began this investigation on behalf of the families who lost loved ones under tragic circumstances …”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS
"I was looking forward to sharing this event with my friends interested in confronting gun violence... but then I noticed the lack of representation for Black and Brown communities that are most disproportionately impacted by this crises and neglected in our policy responses."
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: COLUMNS, Critical Mass, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
That’s what’s happening with all three agencies in this case, with each one putting their own unique spin on how to circumvent the rules.
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
What’s less known is that here in Massachusetts, our feeble public records law is helping to bolster these efforts by obscuring the process through which local officials share information with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie
If there’s one thing I think people should do every day, it’s read the business press. Because that’s where you see how the world runs. A world that naturally includes Massachusetts.
Airlines sue Mass over sick time law
Case in point, Airlines ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
It is perhaps understandable that one of the most important Massachusetts news stories of the year was buried in the avalanche of reports coming out of Washington last week. But Eversource Energy, a large investor-owned utility serving much of Connecticut, New ... read more
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: COLUMNS, Critical Mass, NEWS+OPINIONS
I’ve recently run into back-to-back critical failures that threaten the ability of requesters, be they media or private citizens, to even obtain records at all, let alone obtain them in a timely manner.
Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
A rare win on the public records front in Mass
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The fact is that the update makes it easy and legal for agencies to delay for months and leaves it entirely possible that any agency or municipality can lawfully delay providing records indefinitely.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Will Women’s March leaders help build a democracy movement or just put the Dems back in power?