ICE Continues to Arrest Immigrants at Their Hearings for Legal Residency Status
Experts say detaining immigrants at appointments with authorities discourages them from cooperating with law enforcement.
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An Unusual New Program Seeks to Cut Urban Crime by Pushing Gang Members Into College
Advocates say education can transform offenders—and the neighborhoods where they live.
A Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Activists Who Covertly Record Police Interactions
The ruling is an important step forward for the First Amendment's "right to record," which has become increasingly valuable at a time when images of police brutality often go viral.
Boston Names Its First Black Police Commissioner
William Gross will become the top cop in a department that's struggling to modernize and overcome accusations of entrenched racial bias.
A Small Massachusetts Beach Community Fights Against Erosion
Plum Island is a case study in how communities are reacting not just to the ebb-and-flow of nature, but to a changing ocean.
How Some States Are Planning to Compensate the Communities Most Devastated by the War on Drugs
Across the country, there's a growing movement for economic empowerment through legalization.
What Lowell, Massachusetts, Can Teach the Rest of America About Economic Inclusivity
The small Massachusetts city is showing how investing in affordable housing, education, and job training can help power an economic recovery.
A Massachusetts Court Rules That Exxon Must Release Climate Records
The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that the state attorney general has the authority to investigate what the oil and gas giant knew about climate change.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Dismisses Nearly 8,000 Convictions in a Drug Lab Scandal
A drug lab chemist in Amherst had tampered with evidence and abused various confiscated drugs over an eight-year span.
A Federal Judge Dismisses a Challenge to Massachusetts’ Assault Weapons Ban
In a Friday ruling, the judge upheld Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's crackdown on copycat assault weapons.