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FLASHBACK: The fight for the right to record police
It used to be common for cops to arrest people for recording them
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Egremont silent after taking cop with history of complaints off active duty
Matthew O’Sullivan has been the subject of complaints, a criminal investigation, and a lawsuit — and resigned from a previous police job after an investigation found cause to fire him
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Mass. State Police accidentally release birthdates of 2,000 state cops
The State Police did an oopsie!
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After lengthy delay, Mass. State Police release data about complaints and use of force
Data about thousands of incidents involving the State Police are now available to the public
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You didn’t interview experts. You interviewed cops.
Newspapers shouldn't publish propaganda for police who kill people in crisis
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“In the Dark Ages”: Massachusetts exceptionalism includes secrecy in state government
In Massachusetts, elected officials make policy under a veil of darkness unlike anything in the rest of the country
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Celebrate Sunshine Week by making your first records request
Public records laws are necessary for holding government accountable
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PODCAST: Public records appeals in Massachusetts
What to do when government officials ignore your records request, try to charge excessive fees, or make overbroad exemption claims
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Governor Healey brazenly lies about her transparency flip-flop
Governor Healey gaslights public after breaking promise to not claim her office is exempt from state’s public records law
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“Just saying she’s transparent is meaningless”
Governor Healey can’t have it both ways on transparency
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Healey refuses to release emails and other public records to Boston Globe
Healey administration claims providing basic records would “interfere” with governor’s “responsibilities”
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Member of the Exonerated Five speaks about the “criminal system of injustice”
Yusef Salaam spent nearly seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit