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Massachusetts Politics · Boston

Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can’t get attorney

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Northampton, Massachusetts · Northampton

Amid staggering demand for food assistance, new federal law is poised to worsen hunger in western Mass

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At 7:00 a.m., a line has already formed on Center Street around the corner from the First Churches of Northampton, pale light falling on its steeple. Minutes later, the doors swing open to a long, high-ceilinged hallway, and the procession shuffles towards a dining room furnished with folding tables and chairs. At 8:00 a.m., a new queue forms: the first batches of food are passed through the kitchen service windows, staffed by apron-clad volunt…See the Story

Boston, Massachusetts · Boston

“Transparency, accountability, and respect”: Foster youth advocate for a bill of rights of their own

At the age of 19, Reese Thompson knows quite a bit about the foster care system in Massachusetts and all of its pitfalls. He’s been in the system since the age of 4, living with various family members until getting a stable place to live at 14. Now, he’s watching his baby sister and her foster family experience the same struggles he did during his journey through the system. Speaking before the state Legislature earlier this month, Thompson sai…Read Article

Surveillance state comes to Chicopee

Just about anywhere somebody goes in Chicopee — from public parks or city buildings to even their own homes — there’s likely a surveillance camera nearby that police can access. Those are the findings of The Shoestring’s investigation of the Chicopee Police Department’s new Real Time Crime Center — a massive surveillance network powered by software from policing technology firms including Axon Enterprise, Axis Communications, Milestone Systems, …Surveillance · Chicopee Read Article

Has The Inhumane And Costly Massachusetts Prison Health Care System Improved Under New Management?

This article is syndicated by the MassWire news service of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. If you want to see more reporting like this, make a contribution at givetobinj.org. James Ware first learned about the nodule on his lung three years ago. He had been sent from the Massachusetts Correctional Institution (MCI) in Shirley to Shattuck Hospital in Boston to get imaging for another medical issue; the test just happened to capture…Elizabeth Warren · Shirley Read Article

Editorial: The time is right for public grantmaking for Mass media

If you’ve read The Shoestring’s newsletters or fundraising emails in the last few years, or come to one of our events, you might have heard me say something like, “nobody has figured out the trick to funding local news, or else we’d all be doing it.” And it’s true. Display ads and classifieds — two of the pillars that supported legacy newspapers during their heyday — were both undercut by Google, Facebook, and Craigslist, and as readers began to…Massachusetts · Massachusetts Read Article

“Struggling to breathe”: Wildfire smoke becoming a regular danger in western Mass

This story was produced with support from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice. For 9-year-old Aliah Reyes of Chicopee, it’s not always possible to play like other kids. Because of her asthma, she has to be careful running, with the weather, dust, and strong smells. “She just wants to breathe like everyone else without thinking about it,” her mom, Priscilla Rivera, explained. But she often has to miss school days because of hospital stays …Chicopee · Chicopee Read Article

Have Holyoke educators finally won the fight for local control?

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series on the state’s takeover of Holyoke Public Schools. Part one focuses on educators’ fight for full local control of education in the Paper City. In early June, about 15 minutes before public comments are scheduled to begin in front of the Holyoke School Committee, members of the Holyoke Teachers Association are meeting in an underpass outside the school. The sky is threatening rain with…Holyoke · Holyoke Read Article

Good Government Advocates Blast Lawmakers for Moving to Delay Campaign Finance Limits for Years

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

"How bad is this going to look to the public?" one advocate asked lawmakers.Secretary of State · Salem See the Story

Borowski lawsuit against NPD higher-ups dismissed after five years

A Hampshire Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit that Alan Borowski, a lieutenant in the Northampton Police Department, filed in 2020 against his superiors and other officers. The years-long morass began in 2017, when NPD higher-ups began receiving threatening, anonymous letters that accused Borowski of misconduct — everything from allegations of improper procedure to using steroids. The department suspended Borowski after investigating the …Northampton, Massachusetts · Northampton Read Article

Guest Commentary | Resist Courthouse Arrests, Create Sanctuary Spaces

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Last week’s massive No Kings protests demonstrated our massive new capacity, still largely untapped, for more strategic collective action against the emerging authoritarian order. This new capacity demands new ways of thinking and acting together. No longer do the usual players in public life have the stage to themselves. No longer can familiar routines of resistance suffice for this occasion. Allow me to suggest three new arenas of opportunity …Donald Trump See the Story

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Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can’t get attorney

Amid staggering demand for food assistance, new federal law is poised to worsen hunger in western Mass

“Transparency, accountability, and respect”: Foster youth advocate for a bill of rights of their own

Surveillance state comes to Chicopee

Has The Inhumane And Costly Massachusetts Prison Health Care System Improved Under New Management?

Editorial: The time is right for public grantmaking for Mass media

“Struggling to breathe”: Wildfire smoke becoming a regular danger in western Mass

Have Holyoke educators finally won the fight for local control?

Good Government Advocates Blast Lawmakers for Moving to Delay Campaign Finance Limits for Years

Borowski lawsuit against NPD higher-ups dismissed after five years

Guest Commentary | Resist Courthouse Arrests, Create Sanctuary Spaces

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Surveillance state comes to Chicopee

Has The Inhumane And Costly Massachusetts Prison Health Care System Improved Under New Management?

Editorial: The time is right for public grantmaking for Mass media

“Struggling to breathe”: Wildfire smoke becoming a regular danger in western Mass

Have Holyoke educators finally won the fight for local control?

Good Government Advocates Blast Lawmakers for Moving to Delay Campaign Finance Limits for Years

Borowski lawsuit against NPD higher-ups dismissed after five years

Guest Commentary | Resist Courthouse Arrests, Create Sanctuary Spaces