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IndyMass: January 23, 2025
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
Massachusetts State Police Seek Help Accessing Y2K-Era Data Storage
The agency’s crime lab needs to extract data from disks that first came on the market in 1996—but what for?
One Answer To Massachusetts Transit Woes: Impound All Space-Saver Violators
The Bay State’s Transportation Funding Task Force should consider this solution to help fill the MBTA budget gap
The Fight For Psychedelics In Massachusetts Continues On Beacon Hill
Bay State lawmakers file multiple natural medicine-related bills in wake of ballot measure defeat
Celebrating Culture And Engaging in Political Education
“At our 2024 Halloween event, the South Asian Workers’ Center celebrated the holiday with a unique twist”
A New Governor’s Council Already Made History; But Will It Bring Change To Massachusetts?
Influential body welcomes first members of color in 30-plus years, plus vets groundbreaking transgender judicial nominee
Organizers, Lawmakers Propose “Clean Slate” For Eligible Past Offenders
Legislation would create “modern, automated system to seal Criminal Offender Record Information” (CORIs), clearing barriers to housing, employment, and more
Millionaires Are Pitching In For T Improvements. Many Will Benefit From Fixes Too.
The Massachusetts Fair Share tax will help cover the MBTA’s budget shortfall. That’s something everybody should see as a win.
Malden Cares Offers Recovery Lifeline
The organization, which works out of the Health and Human Services Department, has helped cut opioid overdose numbers in half since it began in 2021
NEW BINJ INTERVIEW WITH “ECONOMIC HIT MAN” JOHN PERKINS
The bestselling author and whistle-blower recounts past US efforts to control the Panama Canal, and assesses the threats of a looming Trump administration: “I would
Assessment Of An Economic Hit Man: John Perkins On Trump’s Panama Play
The bestselling author and whistle-blower recounts past US efforts to control the Panama Canal, and assesses the threats of a looming Trump administration: “I would