This Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants to Throw Folks in Prison for Having Secret Car Compartments
This is your war on drugs...on drugs.
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Mass. Teacher's Union Snubs First Charter School Teacher of the Year
Sydney Chaffee was the first charter school teacher to win the national honor.
Are Racist Remarks Illegal in Massachusetts?
A Red Sox fan's bigoted comment about a singer's rendition of the national anthem prompts a police investigation.
Massachusetts Prepares to Vacate Nearly 24,000 Tainted Drug Convictions
Prosecutors are expected to drop nearly all of the convictions based on the work of a drug lab chemist who falsified evidence in favor of police.
Mass. Supreme Court Orders D.A. to Vacate Cases in Massive Forensics Scandal
A corrupt crime lab tech tainted one in six drug cases in Massachusetts. The state high court just ordered prosecutors to drop thousands of those cases.
Minimum Wage Increases Kick In; Start Watching for Winners and Losers
Some businesses can't handle the increased burdens.
Can Egg Producers Recover from November's Great Fall?
Large farms have been stung by two recent setbacks. What's next?
Massachusetts Becomes the Fifth State to Legalize Marijuana
Passage of Question 4 creates a pot-tolerant foothold in the Northeast.
81-Year-Old Woman's Single Marijuana Plant Seized in Raid by National Guard and State Police
Authorities want to play "War on Pot"-with helicopters and militarized raids-while they still can.
Where Voters Are Likeliest to Legalize Marijuana in a Month
With pot on the ballot in nine states, support for allowing recreational use is strongest in California, while Florida looks likeliest to permit medical use.
ACLU Urges Mass. Court to Vacate 24,000 Drug Cases Based on Tainted Lab Evidence
Annie Dookhan tainted an estimated one in six drug cases in Massachusetts over a nine-year period. The ACLU says all those cases should be thrown out.
Mass. High Court Rules Black Men May Have Legitimate Reasons To Run From Police
Running may "just as easily be motivated by desire to avoid the recurring indignity of being racially profiled as by desire to hide criminal activity."
Climate Change Subpoenas Versus Free Speech
Constitutional rights threatened by the legal storms over global warming
Massachusetts Voters Could Have Egg on Their Faces
Ballot measure will decide in November whether to impose unwise, harmful, costly, and unconstitutional standards for raising a host of livestock animals.
Homeless Survival and Property Rights Collide in Court Ruling
Let's not ignore the ordinances and harassment of the poor that led to this.
Massachusetts Will Make Schools Suspend Fewer Students
Using collected data, the state identified schools heavily prone to expelling and suspending students.
Bay State Officials Want To Emulate the Drug War to Collect Cigarette Taxes
Harsh tactics may have failed to stamp out the trade in heroin and cocaine, but they'll totally work against tobacco smugglers.
Prosecutorial Abuse Goes Unpunished in Massachusetts
Even when cases are overturned over prosecutor misconduct, judges often refuse to name names.
Remembering The Woman Who Helped Keep Massachusetts' Taxes Down
Barbara Anderson worked hard to improve the state's economic climate.
Proposed Massachusetts Stoned Driving Rule Is Better Than Washington's but Worse Than Current Law
With a "permissible inference" based on THC levels, innocent people can still be convicted.
9 Problems With the Marijuana Rules Proposed by Massachusetts Legislators
Anticipating approval of a legalization initiative, a legislative committee recommends heavier taxes and stricter regulations.
Bill Would Revoke Pensions for Massachusetts Teachers Convicted on Child Porn Charges
As it stands, convicted child pornographers in the Bay State can still retire on the state's dime.
Mass. Court Rules Catholic School Can't Necessarily Refuse to Hire Gays
Judge rules religious freedom doesn't apply given the particulars.
Restrictions on Adult Alcohol Access Don't Make Us Safer
Data show rules don't appear to reduce violent crime, binge drinking, or drunken driving.
Top Mass. Court: Cops Can't Stop a Car Just Because It Smells Like Pot
After marijuana decriminalization, more is required to pull someone over.
Teen on Trial for Urging Suicidal Boyfriend to Kill Himself
Prosecutors say Michelle Carter "wantonly and recklessly" caused her boyfriend's death.
Pot Pubs in Boston?
By allowing on-site consumption, a Massachusetts measure would treat marijuana users more like drinkers.
Cops Offer Drug War Amnesty in Massachusetts Town
Heroin addicts directed to treatment, not jails and courtrooms.
Ohio's Marijuana Legalization Initiative Qualifies for the 2015 Ballot As Language of a 2016 Massachusetts Initiative Is Finalized
The Massachusetts measure would keep taxes relatively low and allow cannabis cafés.
Peter Pan's Revenge: Chinatown Bus Operator Fung Wah May Be Closed For Good Because the Government Won't Give it a Parking Spot
How a "big dog" bus company worked with regulators to crush a competitor.
When Liberalism Finally Collides With Reality
A rebellion is brewing in liberal Brookline, Massachusetts over raising property taxes.
Scott Brown Wins GOP Primary for Senate in N.H.
Moved up from Massachusetts to take on Jeanne Shaheen
Mass. Legislature Passes Ban on Upskirt Photos
Day after court ruled current laws against voyeurism didn't cover it
