government accountability Archives

Massachusetts Doesn’t Have A Public Database Of Ethics Disclosures, So He Made One

When you break it down, you discover these disclosures are actually filed in hundreds of shared drives and filing cabinets across the commonwealth.

CHRIS FARAONE October 6, 2026

Can Question 7’s Zoning Reform Ease The Mass Housing Crisis?

“Allowing homes on smaller lots reduces the cost of homes for buyers and makes it so that developers don’t have to build giant McMansions just to justify the cost of assembling so much land.”

DYLAN VRINS October 1, 2026

The Invisible Registry: Why Mass Remains A National Outlier In Missing Persons Transparency

This is the second installment in a series on the shocking lack of standards around cases that involve missing children in Massachusetts.

AVANTI NAMBIAR September 24, 2026

New England Was Promised ‘Up To 20’ Mini-Pitches With The World Cup. How’s That Going?

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, local organizers promised up to 20 new mini-pitches for youth soccer across New England. Post-tournament, only half of those facilities are in place, leaving local communities waiting until spring 2027 for the rest of the legacy project to materialize.

CHRIS FARAONE September 16, 2026

World Cup Grant Documents Indicate Lack Of Transparency On Security Spending

A new batch of government documents, obtained through a public information request from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, starts to clarify how tens of millions of federal tax dollars flowed through Mass for safety and law enforcement.

CHRIS FARAONE AND EAMON CORBO September 3, 2026

Massachusetts Lawmakers Have Stalled On Missing Children Protections For Decades

From New England to the Southwest, the Bay State is an outlier when it comes to tracking and protecting missing children

AVANTI NAMBIAR July 21, 2026

World Cup, Late Cash: DPH Opened Bidding After Most Local Games Wrapped

From impossible calendar dates to questionable grant math, Massachusetts health agency ignores questions on post-World Cup spending

CHRIS FARAONE July 20, 2026

Mass Pledged Geographically Diverse World Cup Event Funding. In Reality, Boston Got Almost Everything.

Wake of the World Cup: How a “geographic equity” mandate was legally bypassed to keep World Cup cash in Boston

CHRIS FARAONE July 15, 2026

Can Massachusetts Avoid Data Center Distress Seen In Other States?

Lessons from Virginia and Georgia loom large as Lowell passes the state’s first moratorium on data center expansion, citing threats to air quality and rising utility bills

LOUISA ESPOSITO April 16, 2026

Salem’s Stalled Solution: City Sits On Opioid Remediation Funds As Crisis Continues

Local officials defend the slow rollout of settlement money, while critics question why more than half-a-million dollars remains unspent

ADAM NUÑEZ March 31, 2026