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GUEST OPINION: LESS THAN A BUCK AN HOUR

Written by DIG STAFF Posted July 8, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Socially responsible democratic enterprises should not be outbid by prison labor

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Amherst-Pelham Regional High School, ARHS, Fred Rose, income, LEAF, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, MassCor, Springfield, Wellspring Upholstery Cooperative

SPECIAL FEATURE: HAMPDEN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTER’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM

Written by SETH KERSHNER Posted July 3, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Bristol County, corrections, criminal justice, feature, features, Hampden County, Human Rights Watch, incarcerations, longform, Massachusetts, pepper spray, Police, prisons, Springfield, The Shoestring, western Mass

STATE WIRE: BAY STATE STUDENTS SET TO TAKE A STAND ON GUN VIOLENCE

Written by MARY KUHLMAN Posted March 22, 2018 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

"When we have those emotional supports in school, violence outside of school is less likely to happen."

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, BPS, enough, Graciela Mohamedi, March for our Lives, northampton, Plymouth, Springfield, Students

TOWNIE: MASS REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES FACE MAJOR BUDGET CRISIS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 21, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie

RTA bus

 

Gov. Baker’s proposed cuts throw gasoline on raging policy fire

 

A quarter-century ago, I lived in Lawrence for a few months. Because it was the closest place to Boston that I could find a cheap apartment on short notice. Unfortunately, I had a low-paying job in the city and couldn’t afford a car. So I took the commuter ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie Tagged With: austerity, budget, Charlie Baker, Column, cuts, economy, immigrant, Jason Pramas, Lawrence, Massachusetts, MVRTA, news, Politics, privatization, Protest, public, PVTA, race to the bottom, Springfield, Townie, transportation, Worcester, WRTA

AMAZON OCTAGON

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 10, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Mass pols stand ready to fight each other for the right to bribe a multinational

 

At least 17 Massachusetts cities and towns are now preparing to do battle with each other—and hundreds more municipalities nationwide—for the dubious “honor” ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Abington, Amazon, Apparent Horizon, Billerica, Boston, bribe, capitalism, corporation, criticism, deal, Fall River, General Electric, Giveaway, Haverhill, Jason Pramas, jobs, labor, Lawrence, Lowell, Massachusetts, Methuen, multinational, New Bedford, North Andover, public, Revere, Rockland, SOMERVILLE, Springfield, subcontracting, taxes, Tewksbury, Weymouth, Worcester

YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO RECORD POLICE

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Posted April 9, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, Non-fiction

Meet the crusaders battling for everyone’s right to record cops in the commonwealth…

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, Non-fiction Tagged With: ACLU of Massachusetts, ademo freeman, amherst, andrew quemere, bay state examiner, blarney blowout, Boston, BPD, carlos miller, Cop Block, copblock, Fall River, Ferguson, Film the Police, Franklin County, jesus arocho, marv, Massachusetts, miami, Motorhome Diaries, New Hampshire, pete eyre, PINAC, Police, police brutality, recording, recording cops, recording police, scott p. livingstone, Simon Glik, south carolina, Springfield, tyrisha greene

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