You might think when a police officer loses their job over misconduct -- it'd be the end of their career in law enforcement. But our new @WBUR investigation finds that in many cases, it’s not. /1
State Rep. Jeff Roy, who disclosed his relationship with a top lobbyist last year, said it had started only recently. But a divorce filing submitted by his wife suggests the romance may have been going on years longer, @samanthajgross reports https://t.co/HN3W6NcA5X @BostonGlobe
State Sen. Nick Collins — who blocked a vote on Boston's property tax home rule petition this week — received a rush of campaign donations from real estate interests over the past two months, WBUR's @wwuthmann reports: https://t.co/sKsXnNkCRH #mapoli
.@CityofQuincy serves "cease and desist" on a church helping shelter migrants for two nights. Meanwhile @MassGov says she's asking churches and nonprofits to help amid shelter emergency #mapoli@simonfrios https://t.co/Zw6NMjZs2M
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan in a major multi-country prisoner swap https://t.co/n8RIhOzUT0
Over two years, four women told police Alvin Campbell sexually assaulted them. DNA and other evidence pointed to him. Yet he wasn't arrested until a *fifth* woman came forward. Boston police won't answer questions about why. https://t.co/w65rnyqUcI
Heres' the timeline of sexual assault allegations against Alvin Campbell (including three incidents that were reported to police years before his 2020 arrest)
https://t.co/l1Woey7OJp via @wwuthmann
For years, women complained they were sexually assaulted. Each time, DNA pointed to the same man, who allegedly picked up intoxicated women outside Boston bars. But again and again, police declined to make an arrest and kept the incidents secret. https://t.co/CobfWBTlCO
Today is an anniversary that I hoped would never come. Our friend Evan has been held hostage in a Russian prison for exactly a year. He should not spend a second longer in his cell. Wrote about this grim day for @POLITICOMag#FreeEvan@FreeGershkovich
https://t.co/Dg1aoCR5BV
Following @TWallack's investigation into public housing vacancies in Massachusetts in September, the state launched a "90-day push" to address the issue.
Fast forward to today: It "barely made a dent."
Story with @propublica:
https://t.co/o1iV0PzjCz #mapoli
.@MassGov barred the outgoing transportation secretary from saying anything negative about the Gov. Maura Healey administration as part of a ‘confidential’ severance ageeement. @wwuthmann#mapoli https://t.co/o7ScAMM7wN
Language deep inside the new $3.1 billion Mass state supplemental budget will allow thousands of home health care workers to unionize: https://t.co/od127yNzlo
Honored to be a finalist for the duPont-Columbia awards this year with @allyjarmanning and @wwuthmann for our series on secrecy laws around police records in Massachusetts. @wbur https://t.co/tD4AhcxmLE
Important new story from @WBUR: Massachusetts Has a Huge Waitlist for State-Funded Housing. So Why Are 2,300 Units Vacant? https://t.co/hr6GUUanKy @TWallack@christinesea