Prisoner-run survey suggests state-paid attorneys provided inadequate defense
As the state moves to raise the pay of private "bar advocates" assigned to defend indigent clients, a prisoner at MCI-Norfolk surveyed his peers to see what services they received from these attorneys.
Other states join Mass. lawmaker effort to ban ICE agents from wearing masks
State legislators from Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania say it erodes trust when law enforcement officers conceal their identities
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Emerson and Thoreau's descendants urge for grounding of Hanscom airport
Leading historians, scientists and environmentalists are calling on Gov. Maura Healey to stop the expansion of private jet service at Hanscom Field in Bedford. -
At least 6 people injured in truck crash in Chinatown
A box truck drove onto a sidewalk and crashed into a building in Boston, hitting several pedestrians. -
Federal government terminated $106 million in Massachusetts K-12 education grants
The Trump administration on Friday terminated $106 million in K-12 education grants for Massachusetts, the Healey administration said Tuesday, calling it an "illegal move." -
The end of the CBP One app leaves families divided
'I don't know exactly how my family is living' -
CDC cuts $1 million from Boston community health programs
The city’s eye is on the “very concerning threat” of larger funding cuts, Boston’s public health commissioner says.
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