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THE BINJ 2020 (PANDEMIC) YEAR IN REVIEW
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MASS MUNICIPALITIES BRAVE ZOOM LEARNING CURVE IN PANDEMIC TIMES
“Our goal was to really make the meetings and the access to the public as similar as possible to the way it’s been.”
HOW THE DELAWARE REAL ESTATE SHELL GAME IMPACTS MASSACHUSETTS
We traced 500-plus Mass properties to fewer than 20 Delaware addresses. Will this costly loophole ever close?
POLITICALLY CONNECTED CONSULTANTS WIN LARGE COVID SCHOOL CONTRACTS IN MASS
Like the state government’s contract for no-bid saliva tests, the contract with McKinsey was issued without going through the standard bidding process
WHEEL CHANGE: BOSTON BIKE ADVOCATES SPIN PANDEMIC SHORTAGE INTO POTENTIAL
“People need to reimagine what’s possible in terms of exercising outside, riding to work when it’s colder.”
“COMPELLING” CASE MADE IN 5-PLUS HOUR COMMUTATION HEARING
“I cannot be silent when I helped to bring about the conviction of a man for the wrong crime”
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: HOW SERVICE WORKERS HAVE CREATIVELY COLLABORATED TO WEATHER THE PANDEMIC (SO FAR)
“We’ve been dealing with the looming reality. The real concern is how the staff can survive with no income for several weeks.”
A TEST-BY-TEST CHRONICLE OF THE COVID-19 CATTLE CALL ON CAMPUS
Do not touch the top of the vial. Do not snap it with just your thumb. Your morning starts at home. Patient Connect, the website
REVOCATION NATION: REINCARCERATION FOR TECHNICAL PAROLE VIOLATIONS IN THE AGE OF COVID-19
Jonathan Best had been out of prison for two years when he ended a rocky relationship with his girlfriend. Like many men and women
SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: RESTAURANTS AND BARS SEEK SOLUTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATIONS
“If you’re going to take this chance with us, there will be a cooking class, for free.”
DATA ANALYSIS & REPORT: THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IN MASSACHUSETTS LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Why did Massachusetts’s nursing homes fail so profoundly? And how can we prevent this from happening again?