
Now records we have received from Healey’s shed light on why her office may be avoiding the issue—her office is also guilty of the same kind of questionable social media management.
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Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Now records we have received from Healey’s shed light on why her office may be avoiding the issue—her office is also guilty of the same kind of questionable social media management.
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
While there have indeed been formal requests made for public information and several articles written about CPD misconduct, it is news to us that we are on the “attack.”
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: FEATURES, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
The Western Mass police department that has hosted more than two-dozen events at Chick-fil-A
Written by ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
“Like the time we knocked out two English papers, a science experiment, and built the White House out of sugar cubes,” Evan said. “It opened up our Sunday for filing Freedom of Information requests.”
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 ANDREW QUEMERE Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The animal rights group PETA is set to argue an important case that will determine the limits of the so-called public safety exemption to the public records law
Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized
Mass AG shows just how useless public info laws are, but change is possible
Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
It was a standard public information request … until the state set up a maze to block one intrepid reporter’s access to records
Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Who do you call when the cops rip you off?