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MASS RECORDS LAW STILL BROKEN

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Posted June 13, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Instead of improving enforcement, the Legislature decided to allow municipal agencies to grant themselves up to 25 business days to produce records

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACLU, Beacon Hill, Broken Records, FOIA, Massachusetts Legislature, Maura Healey, public information, public records, William Galvin

BROKEN RECORDS: THE PITTS ARE DEEPER THAN WE THOUGHT

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Posted April 20, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

In response to our recent column, Pittsfield police say they will not prevent future loss of evidence, while Berkshire DA calls his office’s failure to review evidence before a court date fair and ethical

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: attorney general, Berkshire County, Broken Records, Capeless, District Attorney, evidence, FOIA, lost hard drive, Maura Healey, Pittsfield Police, public information

BROKEN RECORDS: THE PITTS

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Posted April 6, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Western Mass city loses police records, DA keeps failure secret

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: attorney general, Berkshire County, Broken Records, Capeless, District Attorney, evidence, FOIA, lost hard drive, Maura Healey, Pittsfield Police, public information

QUINCY LIES: MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS GARISHLY FLOUT MASS PUBLIC RECORDS LAW

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Posted March 1, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

They repeated these falsehoods to Kane-McGunigle, us, the Boston Globe, and to Galvin’s office.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: andrew quemere, Broken Records, FOIA, Massachusetts, Maya Shaffer, public information, public records, Quincy, William Galvin

THE SECRETARY OF SECRECY: A NEW COLUMN ABOUT PUBLIC RECORDS REFORM IN MASS, AND JUST IN TIME

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE AND MAYA SHAFFER Posted January 18, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

There are a few possible solutions. One would be giving Galvin’s office more power to enforce the law. Another would be to streamline the process by eliminating Galvin’s role entirely and having the AG’s office handle the process from start to finish.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: #mapoli, andrew quemere, attorney general, bay state examiner, Boston Globe, Broken Records, FOIA, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts, Maura Healey, Maya Shaffer, public information, public records, Secretary of Commonwealth, Secretary of State, Todd Wallack, William Galvin

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