by Stephanie Kraft | Jun 3, 2010 | News
It was news late in May when Gov. Deval Patrick tried to cap off a gushing scandal about patronage in hiring at the Massachusetts Probation Department by calling the department, headed by John O’Brien, a “rogue agency.” It sounded tough, it sounded...
by Maureen Turner | Jun 3, 2010 | News
Last week’s passage of a crime reform bill by the Massachusetts House is being seen by activists as an important, but not complete, step toward the reforms that need to take place. Activists have been pushing for years to change the Criminal Offender Record...
by Our Readers | Jun 4, 2010 | News
Cut Subsidies for “Bioenergy” Our coalition applauds this week’s decision by the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee to slash Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) funding for 2012. The U.S. Department of...
by Maureen Turner | Jun 4, 2010 | News
As if last week’s meeting of the Springfield City Council to consider rescinding the permit for a controversial wood-burning power plant in the city wasn’t already heavy with import—about the public health and environmental implications, the effects...
by Maureen Turner | Jun 4, 2010 | News
Here are some reasons you might know of Ayelet Waldman: She’s the author of a number of well-received novels, including, most recently, the absorbing Red Hook Road, about the effects on two families when a young bride and groom are killed in a wedding-day limo...
