East Boston immigrant pursues ICE complaint over detention
José Pineda was held overnight even though he tried to show ICE agents his legal documentation.
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.
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Massachusetts reps will bring fired federal workers to Trump’s congressional speech
Members of the state’s congressional delegation are trying to make a political statement with the guests they are taking to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. -
Transit advocates call for Wu to keep Back Bay bus lane
The nonprofit TransitMatters says the dedicated bus lane has been a success and the city should reconsider its plan to dismantle it. -
Parents who lost children push bereavement leave bill
The feeling of losing a young child is unimaginable, parents said Monday as they pushed for mandatory bereavement time and sought to boost understanding of a rare category of childhood deaths. -
Bringing science to market: WHOI’s Orpheus goes commercial at New Bedford startup
Seven years ago, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution built a new class of underwater vehicle, called Orpheus, to study the darkest recesses of the ocean. Private investors took notice. -
GBH Daily: First TPS challenge comes from Boston
Legal immigration status for thousands of Haitians is in the balance.
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