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Healey administration says it won’t release records from past governors
The decision means records about the Baker administration’s response to COVID and other issues are off limits
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Holyoke Police Department sustained three out of 92 complaints
A decade’s worth of records show civilian complaints against cops never led to punishment
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Meet the new gov, same as the old gov
Despite promising to do things differently, Governor Healey’s public records policy is identical to her predecessors’
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Worcester’s war on police transparency continues to cost taxpayers
Taxpayers are on the hook for more money after a state Appeals Court ruling in a long-running public records lawsuit
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Public records appeals decrease for first time in years
But the number might increase again this year thanks to the new governor’s pledge to comply with the law
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VIDEO: Shirley police officer kicks man in the groin
The Shirley Police Department found cause to fire him — but he found jobs in Berkshire County, where he’s faced more investigations
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Police officer has faced 11 internal probes, one lawsuit, and one criminal probe
Matthew O’Sullivan polices Egremont, a town of 1,372
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Explore three decades of complaints against Boston cops
Police department releases data about 8,000 complaints
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“She just knocked herself out”: A tale of alleged police brutality in Berkshire County
Two cops accused of false reports by DA’s office. One had previously resigned from a different department.
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Mass GOP candidate’s TV ad so outrageous that station includes disclaimer
Rayla Campbell brings factually inaccurate, hateful message about child porn in libraries to airwaves
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Tracking police misconduct in Massachusetts
Dozens of new entries added to police misconduct database
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The race for the future of transparency in Mass
When it comes to public records in Mass, does it even matter who the secretary of state is? It’s complicated…