Protests followed a Kentucky grand jury’s decision Wednesday to file charges of wanton endangerment — but not homicide — in the March police shooting of Breonna Taylor, as her family expressed anguish and anger at the outcome of the case. To discuss, Jim Braude was...
State Rep. Liz Miranda and Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem introduced a bill in June that would outright ban no-knock search warrants in Massachusetts. In July, the House approved an amendment to only allow the use of no-knock warrants if police didn’t suspect children or...
As a girl growing up in Roxbury and Dorchester, I never aspired to represent my community at the State House. Politicians didn’t look like me. They didn’t come from where I came from, and they sure as heck didn’t seem to put the needs of my family front and center....
State Rep. Liz Miranda, representing the Fifth Suffolk district, delivered her “maiden” speech in the House chamber last month. Photos courtesy Rep. Miranda’s office In her first speech to the House chamber on Beacon Hill last month, state...
Caucus Members Cite Unfinished Business Although the Legislature was scheduled to wrap up its business on Friday, July 31, the House and Senate agreed on July 29 to extend the session. With no set end date in sight, legislators have more time to revisit bills,...
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