Members of a Black-led running group who said they were racially profiled during last year’s Boston Marathon sued the race organizer, the city of Newton, and Newton’s police chief days ahead of this year's race. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/12/met… The Boston Globe

For more than a year, MA State Police abandoned criminal case files — incl. rape kit components and homicide evidence — in the ruins of a former center for disabled kids. The Globe found least one unsolved murder among the cases left behind. w/ @draillih:

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The Boston City Council on Tuesday pondered deep questions, such as: Is rat contraception effective?bostonglobe.com/2024/04/10/met… via Niki Griswold

STORY: ‘Every bed we’ve had has been full’: City shelters are housing rising numbers of individual migrants. My latest for The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2024/04/07/met…

ICYMI: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu celebrates vote creating city planning department, but critics still have questions. By me for The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/met…

In today's paper: City shelters are housing rising numbers of individual migrants; with cuts to child-care grants looming, providers worry about future of program; and more. trib.al/OEcmzYF

I am a day late to this, but am in firm support and so proud of my former colleagues Austin Statesman, who are on strike to fight for a fair contract and to save the paper. Journalists deserve a living wage — Solidarity forever!!

Scoop: Starting tomorrow, Governor Maura Healey plans to institute a freeze on hiring in portions of the state government through the end of the fiscal year in June. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/met… w/ Matt Stout #mapoli

NEW: For two years, an influx of new migrants has strained the state's shelter program, which MA officials estimate will cost $915 million in FY25.

As officials figure out how to pay for it, a key figure is missing: how many people are actually arriving. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/met…

As office market struggles, Wu moves to hike commercial tax rates in bid to bolster city budget. By Catherine Carlock for The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2024/03/28/bus…

The driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck struck and killed a 4yo girl at the intersection of Sleeper and Congress streets on Sunday.

The area was already slated for pedestrian safety improvements next year by the city. by John R. Ellement Ava Berger
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.Maura Healey's administration says it will begin mandating that migrant and homeless families living in a state-run overflow shelter reapply each month and prove their looking for work or housing in order to stay bostonglobe.com/2024/03/25/met… via The Boston Globe

NEW: Maura Healey's admin said on May 1 it will implement a 1-month limit on homeless and migrant families staying in state-run overflow shelters, where they’ll be required to reapply monthly + show they are getting job training or seeking new housing in order to stay. Story tk

A St. Patrick’s Day dispatch by me for The Boston Globe 🍀

My latest for The Boston Globe on today’s front page!

As thousands of fellow Haitians flee the escalating humanitarian crisis gripping the Caribbean nation, Pastor Keke of Boston has lost count of the number of phone calls he’s received from new arrivals seeking help in the area. trib.al/vXIMvid

them: take it easy at the St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast this year

me: hold my large iced regular

NEW: Man charged in Rockland rape entered US in federal program, per Maura Healey bostonglobe.com/2024/03/15/met… w/ Matt Stout

In Mattapan, a look at humanitarian crisis fueled by Haiti’s unrest bostonglobe.com/2024/03/13/met… via Danny McDonald

INBOX: Maura Healey's office announces news conference for 10 a.m. Wednesday to announce pardons on marijuana possession convictions. Background here: bostonglobe.com/2024/03/11/met…