Massachusetts Court Says Breathaylzers Are A-OK Less Than Three Months After Declaring Them Hot Garbage

Breathalyzers are like drug dogs and field tests: they are considered infallible right up until they're challenged in court. Once challenged, the evidence seems to indicate all of the above are basically coin tosses the government always claims...

Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy

Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?

Lyft Makes Largest Donation in Massachusetts History to Keep Drivers Down

"Remember when gig corporations bought a law in California for $200 million?" asks Gig Workers Rising. "They're at it again––this time, in Massachusetts."

Massachusetts Advances Dozens of Solar Projects on Hold for Nearly Two Years - Solar Industry

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has issued an order expanding the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program from 1,600 to 3,200 MW of solar capacity, allowing dozens of solar projects to move forward. The order...

Massachusetts Supreme Court Tackles Law Enforcement Use Of Cell Tower Dumps

Years after they've become a go-to tool for law enforcement to work their way backwards to suspects, the Massachusetts Supreme Court is wrestling with the issue of cell tower dumps. Cell tower dumps can often be had with only a subpoena...

New California law creates opportunities to waste less food

The new law will require food suppliers and grocery stores to donate all edible food waste to food rescue organizations or food banks.

The Massachusetts Flag Glorifies the Violence Committed by Colonizers, Native Americans Want it Changed

Given the violent history of English colonizers in New England, it’s a wonder why the state insignia of Massachusetts, fully emblazoned on today’s state

US states back 3.2GW offshore wind quartet

Avangrid, Orsted, US Wind and Mayflower Wind among winners in Massachusetts, Maryland solicitations

'Next!' Starbucks Union Drive Spreads to Massachusetts, Arizona

"We want the company to succeed," organizers of the Mesa Starbucks unionization effort said, "and we want our work lives to be the best they can be."

After Big Win in Buffalo, Starbucks Workers in Massachusetts File to Unionize

If the workers are successful, they’ll be among the first Starbucks stores to form a union.

Retaliation? Man who filmed trooper sleeping in cruiser pulled over moments later by police

“I felt it was retaliation,” said Nick Ford. “And I wanted it to be documented as much as I could.”

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Civil society counters Big Tech in Massachusetts privacy debate - Access Now

Access Now is correcting the record on the Massachusetts Information Privacy Act (MIPA) — a key initiative to protect people’s privacy.

Mass. needs more workers to meet efficiency goals | Energy News Network

Massachusetts needs 35,000 workers if it is to make significant progress updating its aging homes by 2030, according to a recent report.

Massachusetts College Decides Criticizing The Chinese Government Is Hate Speech, Suspends Conservative Student Group

A college has done something dumb and unconstitutional. Not all that surprising. Neither is the response, coming from Adam Steinbaugh and FIRE (Foundation for Rights in Education). Emerson College may be a private university, but that...

Massachusetts Institute of Tall Tales (MIT) Covers Up Bill Gates Bribery of MIT Through a High-Profile Pedophile, Citing No Evidence Other Than Representatives of Gates Himself

MIT does not properly investigate its big 'donor' Bill Gates; instead it helps perpetuate the myth that MIT is pure and Gates has no real connections to Epstein (because Gates and his staff say so)

Massachusetts Chief of Police Sends Racist Emails to Town Officials, Keeps Job

“I couldn’t resist!!!” That’s the last line of a particularly racist email sent by Leyden, Massachusetts Police Chief Daniel Galvis to town officials and fellow officers on March 8, 2016. The email, a chain forward called “FW: How Is Tarzan...

Massachusetts Supreme Court Being Asked To Decide Whether Cops Can Engage In Warrantless Surveillance Of Social Media Users

The top court in Massachusetts is asking itself (and legal counsel representing both sides) questions that -- on the surface level -- don't really appear to be that difficult to answer. Here's how Thomas Harrison sums it up for Courthouse...

Massachusetts' Top Court Says Police Need Warrants To Search Body Camera Recordings

Body-worn cameras were supposed to usher in a new era of police accountability. That hasn't happened. At best, they've generated a ton of additional footage of interactions and arrests that may prove valuable to criminal defendants and...

Louis goes to Massachusetts

SHOW UP NOVEMBER 8TH: https://uspirg.org/mass-lobby-day https://states.repair.org/states/massachusetts/ https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/HD260 https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/SD19 ... https://...