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COLIN HARMER

How A Federal Shutdown Cracked Massachusetts’ Military Safety Net

When SNAP benefits and paychecks froze, local nonprofits stepped in to catch thousands of junior enlisted families and veterans falling through the legislative cracks

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COLIN HARMER February 3, 2026
DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN

Photos: Friday’s Anti-ICE Rally On Copley Square In Boston

Thousands gathered in the cold for a “no business as usual” demonstration organized by labor with various progressive groups during Friday’s nationwide strike

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DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN January 30, 2026
CHRIS FARAONE

Don’t Lose Sight Of These Massachusetts Issues Through The National Shitstorm

Leave the sucking up to Bay State power to other news outlets. We’re still covering malfeasance, police, and surveillance.

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CHRIS FARAONE January 30, 2026
BRENDA GONZALEZ

Candidate Interview: Socialist Joe Tache On His Effort To Unseat Sen. Ed Markey

A campaign focused on “raising the desire among people to have a different way of organized society that prioritizes people’s needs.”

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BRENDA GONZALEZ January 30, 2026
RACHEL LEDOUX

Opinion: How Better Data Could Protect Religious Freedom

The federal government relies on data to understand inequality in America. Race, color, national origin, sex, disability and age are all tracked through major surveys that inform civil rights enforcement and public policy. One protected class, however, remains largely absent from that picture: religion. That gap is not accidental. For

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RACHEL LEDOUX January 22, 2026
JONATHAN GERHARDSON

Delays, Denials, Determinations: State Health Dept. Slowwalks Media Records Requests

The DPH has fought BINJ on releasing opioid settlement spending data. It’s part of an opaque pattern that reflects a flawed Massachusetts public information law.

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JONATHAN GERHARDSON January 22, 2026
MILA HALGREN

Homeland Security Searches Lesley University Dormitory

Federal search of Cambridge building ignites debate over police cooperation and transparency

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MILA HALGREN January 15, 2026
CHRIS FARAONE

The Trump Justice Department’s Alarming Lunge For Massachusetts Voter Data

Secretary Galvin, AG Campbell, commonwealth civil liberties attorneys square off against federal government targeting blue state election info

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CHRIS FARAONE January 14, 2026
CHRIS FARAONE

Court Rules For Reporter In Case Where DA Used Taxpayer Money To Shield Troubled Cops

“We hope that other district attorneys will abide by this ruling if they receive similar requests in the future.”

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CHRIS FARAONE January 8, 2026
CHRIS FARAONE

Who Is Watching The Officials Who Select The Watchers?

How the secretive procurement teams approving hundreds of millions for Mass surveillance are incentivized to spend

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CHRIS FARAONE January 5, 2026
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