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Boston's Diversity Hiring Mandate For Construction Projects Is All Bark, No Bite
The Boston Employment Commission is demanding penalties that the city says it can't dole out. -
For Years, The Steamship Authority Has Hired No Black-Owned Businesses. Locals Are Pushing For Change
A diverse crowd rides the Steamship Authority ferries, but there is barely any diversity in the Authority's contracting. -
Baker Administration Inflates Its Claim Of Spending With Minority Businesses
Four years ago, the state began taking credit for a wide array of spending unrelated to government contracts. -
COVID Made Nursing Home Caregiving A Deadly Occupation; Immigrants And Minorities Bear The Brunt
Advocates are pressing for better pay and benefits to protect these mostly minority workers, who cannot maintain distance from the seniors they care for. -
'Electronic Shackles': Use Of GPS Monitors Skyrockets In Massachusetts Justice System
Ankle bracelets allow the state to track parolees and pre-trial defendants. Critics say they do more harm than good. -
Walsh Defends McChrystal's $1 Million No-Bid Contract: 'This Was Not The Normal Course Of Business'
The former head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan was brought on to help coordinate the city's response, not to set policy. -
Parole In Massachusetts: Free To Go, But Not To Leave
Massachusetts prisoners approved for parole can spend years waiting to be released. Once they’re out, many are sent back for minor missteps. -
Holyoke Soldiers' Home, Where Dozens Have Died, Has Long Escaped State Inspection
The home is uniquely exempted from the state oversight and inspections that other senior living facilities go through. -
Housekeepers Can't Work During The Pandemic. Some People Are Paying Them Anyway
Domestic workers face financial ruin without work and often without government assistance. -
Mental Health Advocacy Groups Launch Investigation Of Lemuel Shattuck Hospital After 'Rapid Spread' Of COVID-19 Cases
The Disability Law Center and the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee sent a letter to the state Thursday requesting more information.
