Local officials defend the slow rollout of settlement money, while critics question why more than half-a-million dollars remains unspent
We want to speak with people from other community groups as well, but for now we’re focusing on artists, service industry professionals, freelance reporters, and Chelsea residents.
“We were realizing what a big problem this is. We needed to take a larger, more system-based response to it.”
“People are still getting deported. It’s a pandemic, and they are tearing apart families for nothing.”
The petition asks officials to consider: excise tax relief for the alcohol used to make hand sanitizer; the ability to sell and ship products directly to consumers within the state;
“It’s always helpful to have transparency in reporting data … Especially when we’re dealing with people’s health and safety, and when people are dying.”
Chris Faraone joined cohort from Data-Driven Reporting Project at Northwestern University
