Barack Obama's election in November and inauguration on Tuesday present a challenge to the belief system of some of us who were born, like the new president, in the closing […]
Civic engagement
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Black leadership in Boston: Is change on its way?
On Saturday, the Boston Globe's Michael Levenson suggested that the corruption scandal that has taken down former state senator Dianne Wilkerson and now led to the arrest of City Councilor Chuck Turner was prompting […]
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Patrick to launch website for young adults
Alarmed by a survey showing young adults lacking confidence in state government, Gov. Deval Patrick is preparing to launch a website to communicate more effectively with people between the ages […]
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Project to track Election Day voting problems in real time
With fears about the potential for all sorts of problems at polling sites next Tuesday, a Harvard professor is teaming up with ABC News to provide real-time reports from across […]
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Public Records Law “a joke,” Gov. Patrick missing a chance for reform
CommonWealth magazine’s fall cover story on problems with the Massachusetts Public Records Law is evoking little surprise on the website of the New England First Amendment Center. The CommonWealth story […]
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Mass. ranks 20th in transparency, 42d on public records
Massachusetts ranks 20th among the 50 states on an index of laws relating to transparency, accountability, and limits in government, but its record was particularly bad on its public records […]
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Taking stock: Starbucks or civic pride?
By Alison Lobron A recent MassINC research report on the attitudes of young adults indicated they love their employers but don’t have a lot of confidence in state government. This […]
