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JONATHAN GERHARDSON

Mass Municipalities Are Sitting On Millions Meant To Mitigate The Opioid Scourge

In some cases, our investigation found cities and towns using opioid abatement dollars to fund law enforcement

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JONATHAN GERHARDSON April 15, 2025
DANA FORSYTHE

Massachusetts Cops Are Increasingly Monitoring Drones, But At What Cost?

As police and civilian drone usage climbs despite a lack of clear guidelines and changing rules, authorities, advocates, and amateurs struggle to keep a close watch on each other Although drones are seemingly suddenly everywhere these days, they have been floating above us for more than a century, and actually

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DANA FORSYTHE March 26, 2025
ADAM SENNOTT

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?

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ADAM SENNOTT January 22, 2025
DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN

Eternal Shuttle: The Cost And Inconvenience Of MBTA Track Repair In Photos

It’s clear that the MBTA is already looking past its shuttle costs, which according to bid documents are expected to run approximately $250 million over five years. This is a documentation of what Greater Bostonians endured during track repairs.

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DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN November 25, 2024
ANDREW QUEMERE

Compensation For Wrongful Convictions In Massachusetts: The Fight For Justice And Reform

The challenges for those seeking wrongful conviction compensation in Massachusetts, the push for reform, and the impact on exonerees. This is how advocates are fighting to remove the $1 million cap and improve the justice system.

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ANDREW QUEMERE October 28, 2024
CHRIS FARAONE AND SAM STECKLOW

Half The Story: A Deep Dive On What’s Come Of Police Reform In Massachusetts

Massachusetts passed historic police certification reform. But even with the POST Commission, the public can’t see which cops have been part of the “officer shuffle.”

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CHRIS FARAONE AND SAM STECKLOW September 18, 2024
JEAN TROUNSTINE

GOVERNING IN DARKNESS: Part 3

Who are the Massachusetts governor’s councilors? What professional baggage do they bring to the body? And can this motley crew stumble toward reform?

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JEAN TROUNSTINE August 29, 2024
JEAN TROUNSTINE

GOVERNING IN DARKNESS: Part 2

With its hollow rules, ethical dilemmas, and reluctance to address a lack of transparency and other problems, the Governor’s Council has no clothes

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JEAN TROUNSTINE August 14, 2024
JEAN TROUNSTINE

AFTER MATTIS

First “emerging adult” parole hearing held in Massachusetts since historic ruling on life without parole for those under 21

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JEAN TROUNSTINE July 29, 2024
JEAN TROUNSTINE

GOVERNING IN DARKNESS: Part 1

For centuries, critics have questioned whether the Governor’s Council, rife with conflict, should exist. In 2024, is the body obsolete?

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JEAN TROUNSTINE July 25, 2024
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