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Investigative/data reporter, WBUR public radio in Boston. Teaching data journalism @ NortheasternU. Alum of Boston Globe Spotlight Team & SF Chronicle. Nieman ‘20. Contact me: [email protected]
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Sunshine advocates raise concerns about proposed revisions to the state's Open Meeting Law. www.nefac.org/news/nefac-m...

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I don't think I've ever had that happen with a FOIA request! www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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Today I learned part of the Gulf of Mexico/America in in Cuban waters. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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WBUR Radio in Boston is hiring a City Hall reporter. jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/...

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There’s a lot of confusion about the US law banning TikTok. The law does not specifically require TikTok be sold to the US or a US company. It bars the service from being controlled by a “foreign adversary” to operate in the US. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protect...

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1/6 #BehindTheStory: Boston Officials said the very existence of all violent sex crimes was a secret. We appealed under MA's public records law. Read this story, which was only possible as a result! #FOIA #PublicRecords www.nbcnews.com/specials/sex...

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today quotes Simon and Garfunkle. The case is about a potentially noisy energy project.

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Report for America is seeking applicants for dozens of journalism jobs starting this summer. (None are in Massachusetts this year, but some are in New England.) www.reportforamerica.org/newsrooms/?r...

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Boston isn't the only city with a low number of homicides this year. El Paso has so far recorded 20 murders so far, down from 33 last year. Boston and El Paso have similar populations.

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Boston is on track to record the lowest number of homicides in at least several decades. @wbur www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...

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US life expectancy rebounded in 2023, but remained a bit lower than it was before the pandemic. www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...

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Massachusetts & Michigan remain the only two states where the governor claims to be completely exempt from public records laws, after time ran out to pass a bill in Michigan. #FOIA www.freep.com/story/news/p...

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A Western Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to a string of rape charges. www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...

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Why can’t the world agree on a single format for writing dates? It’s hard to know what dates like 01/11/06 mean on X and BlueSkye without more context.

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