Posted inEconomy

A stronger state safety net is part of the cure

LIFE UNDER QUARANTINE can easily cause many of us to lose track of time. But one date we should remember is this: Today marks one month since Gov. Charlie Baker issued a declaration of emergency. Have our state policymakers been responding with the needed urgency? Not really. The Legislature, now rightfully in remote function, has waived […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion

Time to get fully on board with police body cameras

TAMIR RICE. MICHAEL BROWN. WALTER SCOTT. These are just some of the high profile police-involved shootings that caught the nation’s attention and highlighted some of the more extreme interactions between law enforcement and the communities they are sworn to protect. People were outraged over the outcomes of these interactions and the subsequent legal proceedings. Others […]