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STEVE PROVIZER

AI: Blessing and Curse

A look at why you should care and what, if anything can be done to tip the scales one way or another

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STEVE PROVIZER December 12, 2024
BINJ ONLINE

THE BEST OF BINJ: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING

From the best reporting you will find on the Massachusetts Governor’s Council to coverage of contractors who had big paydays during the pandemic

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BINJ ONLINE December 11, 2024
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JASON PRAMAS

WELCOME TO BOSTON, NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS!

(Run.)

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JASON PRAMAS September 5, 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
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JASON PRAMAS

APPARENT HORIZON: NO SURPRISE MASSACHUSETTS HAS A HOUSING CRISIS

Just look at what happened to the former East Cambridge courthouse property (now “40 Thorndike”) …

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JASON PRAMAS August 8, 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
JASON PRAMAS

APPARENT HORIZON: COLUMN REDUX

After over a year on a very busy hiatus

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JASON PRAMAS July 25, 2024
JACK GORSLINE

“STOLEN VALOR” ROCKS MASS PSYCHEDELICS COMMUNITY

Veteran impersonation act outrages Bay State activists, further muddies grassroots waters

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JACK GORSLINE June 20, 2024
DAN ATKINSON

FACIAL ANIMOSITY

As Massachusetts lawmakers weigh new facial recognition rules, their own guards shop for AI-enhanced surveillance that privacy advocates call “chilling,” “unlawful,” and “racially biased”

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DAN ATKINSON May 20, 2024
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