THE STATE Board of Bar Overseers on Monday began a two-week hearing to decide whether to recommend disciplinary action against three attorneys who worked for former attorney general Martha Coakley, who are accused […]
Bar oversight agency considers misconduct by attorneys in lab scandal caseÂ
Posted inBallot Questions, The Codcast
Even basics in dispute on Right to Repair ballot question
Massachusetts voters will be asked in November whether to update the Right to Repair law — but they may have a hard time wading through the complexities of a ballot […]
Posted inThe Download
Even basics in dispute on Right to Repair ballot question
Massachusetts voters will be asked in November whether to update the Right to Repair law — but they may have a hard time wading through the complexities of a ballot […]
Posted inPolitics
Even basics in dispute on Right to Repair ballot question
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS will be asked in November whether to update the Right to Repair law — but they may have a hard time wading through the complexities of a ballot […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
While BPD investigates, employees collect $2.5m
THE BOSTON POLICE Department has paid out $2.5 million in salary and benefits to the 18 employees who are currently on administrative leave while the agency investigates alleged wrongdoing by […]
Posted inOpinion
Gas worker union chief hails DPU’s new attitude
TWO YEARS AGO Â this month the Merrimack Valley was rocked by gas explosions that tragically killed one young man and destroyed dozens of houses and businesses, disrupting lives for months. […]
Posted inOpinion
Bold thinking required at I-90 Allston interchange
SOMETIME IN THE mid-1950s, my mother packed the three of us into our black ’52 Plymouth and drove us onto the then-brand-new Southeast Expressway. She probably took us up the […]
Posted inOpinion
Police need to be removed from our schools
THE MURDER of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer reflects a broader, deep-seated racism that infiltrates all levels of our society, including our schools. The racist […]
Posted inOpinion
Anti-union actions reflect racist attitudes
THE CIVIL RIGHTS movement did not end with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Â We are still in the midst of it. The work continues as we […]
Posted inOpinion
SJC off base on Baker’s emergency powers
DURING LAST WEEK’S Supreme Judicial Court hearing on the lawsuit challenging Gov. Charlie Baker’s COVID-19 emergency declaration and orders, several justices appeared receptive to the argument that the governor’s declaration […]
Posted inOpinion
Time for Beacon Hill to act on campus sexual assault bill
FOUR YEARS AGO, a diverse coalition of student activists and victim service providers filed a bill with the Massachusetts Legislature to keep campus survivors safe given the impending threat of […]
Posted inThe Download
SJC lobbies lawmakers on police reform
As conference committee members negotiate a final version of a police reform bill, the committee’s senators just got a powerful ally: The Supreme Judicial Court. The SJC on Thursday, in […]
Posted inRace/Racism
SJC lobbies lawmakers on police reform
AS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE members negotiate a final version of a police reform bill, the committee’s senators just got a powerful ally: The Supreme Judicial Court. The SJC on Thursday, in […]
Posted inEducation
Districts coming up short on reporting school-based arrests
A NUMBER of Massachusetts school districts are failing to adhere to data collection measures required by the 2018 Criminal Justice Reform Act, with some reporting no school-based arrests when their […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Grappling with ‘driving while black,’ SJC offers help
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT on Thursday issued a ruling that will make it easier for defendants to prove they are the victim of illegal racial profiling when pulled over during […]
Posted inHealth Care
COVID-19 vaccine unlikely to be a silver bullet
FOR MONTHS, a quarantine-weary, virus-ridden nation has been waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine. It’s become the endgame, the antidote to all the death and economic destruction the virus has caused. […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Senate leader sees $5b revenue downturn
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE DESPITE SIGNS that the state’s finances have not completely cratered during the pandemic, the Senate’s top budget official said this week he anticipates tax collections in […]
Posted inUncategorized
Boston leads effort protesting naturalization fee hike
THE CITY OF BOSTON filed an amicus brief Thursday on behalf of 34 cities, counties, and municipal agencies asking a federal court to stop a new rule from going into […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Revised medical parole rules draw fire
A SECOND ATTEMPT by the Department of Correction to develop medical parole regulations is running into blowback from lawmakers and advocates who say the Baker administration is continuing to block […]
Posted inThe Download
Role of school nurses expands during pandemic
There are a multitude of reasons to go to the school nurse — a scraped knee, an asthma attack on the playground, a case of chickenpox, symptoms of the flu, […]
Posted inEducation
Role of school nurses expands during pandemic
THERE ARE A MULTITUDE of reasons to go to the school nurse — a scraped knee, an asthma attack on the playground, a case of chickenpox, symptoms of the flu, […]
Posted inUncategorized
Number of high-risk communities jumps
THE NUMBER of communities considered high risk for COVID-19 increased from 13 to 17, while people younger than 39 led the way in infections, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all […]
Posted inOpinion
Remembering Ralph Gants
AT AGE 15, Ralph Gants protested outside one of the exclusive country clubs in his hometown. Blacks and Jews were not welcome at the club. Ralph and a small group […]
Posted inUncategorized
For SJC, Baker tends to favor smart, moderate judges
IF THERE WERE EVER an example of the enormous power of the governor, it is this: Gov. Charlie Baker, with his next two picks, will appoint the entire seven-member bench […]