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JACK GORSLINE

Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Psychedelic Pilot Programs

From hearings to endorsements and ongoing lobbying, Mass grapples with how to safely and effectively integrate psychedelic-assisted therapies

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JACK GORSLINE November 17, 2025
People marching on Broadway in East Somerville to support immigrants targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by C. Scott Morris. Copyright 2025 C. Scott Morris.
C. SCOTT MORRIS

A Mobilized Community Is Supporting Immigrant Services. But For How Long?

Somerville, Mass. – Raising handmade signs, waving “No Kings” flags, and playing brass instruments, hundreds of Somerville residents marched across Broadway, sending a message of solidarity and support to immigrant neighbors. The march illustrated a new, but welcomed, problem for immigrant-serving organizations in Somerville: how best to put a new

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C. SCOTT MORRIS November 13, 2025
JONATHAN GERHARDSON

Massachusetts Spent A Record Amount Of Its Opioid Settlement Funds Last Year. But On What?

Examining the unpublished FY25 remediation fund report obtained for this article, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for

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JONATHAN GERHARDSON November 5, 2025
CAPE DOWNWINDERS

Opinion: More Radioactive Waste With Nowhere To Go

The experimental technology promoted by the governor, the nuclear industry, and some academic institutions is still on the drawing board and has no proven cost parameters

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CAPE DOWNWINDERS November 5, 2025
JACOB SCHLES

Gun Violence Prevention Grant Puts Opioid Settlement Funds Back In Communities

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office is spending its settlement funds from the consulting giant McKinsey on nonprofits working on gun violence prevention, urban farming, and food access

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JACOB SCHLES November 2, 2025
A Somerville for Palestine rally outside Somerville City Hall in favor of Question 3 before an Elections Committee hearing on Oct. Photo courtesy of the Somerville Ballot Question for Palestine Committee.
JACOB SCHLES

Late Legal Challenge To Somerville’s Question 3 Remains Unresolved With Early Voting About To Start

After the Somerville Elections Commission rejected an opposition group’s challenge in that venue, the group took its fight to kill the question to a Woburn court

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JACOB SCHLES October 27, 2025
ZOE BEKETOVA

Massachusetts Government To Procure A Chat-Based AI Assistant

Concerns raised about automating tasks with unproven technology

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ZOE BEKETOVA October 27, 2025
NOAH DALY AND JACK GORSLINE

Hard Lessons From The Failed Campaign To Regulate Psychedelics In Massachusetts

Under-trained staff and mixed messaging: Why Massachusetts’ historic psychedelics bill collapsed

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NOAH DALY AND JACK GORSLINE October 16, 2025
Someone walks past anti-ICE signage by Somerville Avenue in Somerville, MA, Oct. 5, 2025. Photo by Christopher Morris. Copyright 2025 Christopher Morris.
C. SCOTT MORRIS

Immigrants Hesitate To Access Social Services In Somerville

“There is no space for silence”

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C. SCOTT MORRIS October 16, 2025
JORDAN DELFIUGO

Proposed BPS Exam School Admissions Changes Would Affect Minority And Low-Income Students 

Among other adjustments, Boston would see one-fifth of seats reserved for the highest-scoring students citywide, regardless of family income level

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JORDAN DELFIUGO October 14, 2025
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