Investigations
The state police response cost over $60,000, on top of $42,000 spent on UMass police presence. The university is now considering more stringent protest...
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Investigations
Neal's status as one of Congress' top recipients of PAC money has kept his seat safe for decades despite challenges from the left.
Politics
A loophole in progressives’ pledges to eschew corporate PAC donations means trade association PACs are still giving campaign cash to McGovern and others.
Investigations
Mayor Ginny Desorgher appointed Todd Dodge as police chief on Tuesday. The Shoestring investigates Dodge’s past and present as a Greenfield officer.
Education
The fallout continues from UMass' protest encampment crackdown. Records show the police response cost at least tens of thousands of dollars.
Investigations
For centuries, critics have questioned whether the Governor’s Council, rife with conflict, should exist. In 2024, is the body obsolete?
Investigations
Meet FIGG, the controversial forensic technology behind the DA's offer of free ancestry tests.
Investigations
Leyden's former police chief is now facing charges. But town residents have been working on reform for years.
Investigations
Mass. State Police's new mass surveillance tool is raising alarm bells for civil liberties advocates around the state.
Investigations
An independent report recommended terminating two officers over misconduct during an arrest. In one of her last acts as police chief, Jody Kasper disagreed.
Investigations
The revelations come a day after the City Council rejected the huge raises for the city’s top cops.
Investigations
Is pairing police with mental health professionals actually improving outcomes for western Mass residents experiencing crises?