HorizonMass

With all the natural sunshine in the sky this month, it is especially gratifying to announce this collaboration in which BINJ helped produce the Massachusetts component of a national project on police accountability by Invisible Institute. In short: Massachusetts passed historic police certification reform. But even with the POST Commission, the public can’t see which cops have been part of the “officer shuffle.” Read the full feature here: https://lnkd.in/evdNkC2k More background here: https://lnkd.in/eQeDcMCh

CAPE COD VISITING NURSES #UNION AUTHORIZES #STRIKE: The home #health organization can’t afford to lose more nurses … but nurses can’t afford to stay https://lnkd.in/edDPgeES #nurse #healthcare #labor #CapeCod #Massachusetts @MassNurses

WELCOME TO #BOSTON, NEW #COLLEGE #STUDENTS! (Run.) The latest Apparent Horizon column from HorizonMass' Jason Pramas. https://lnkd.in/euk2GJVn #bostonstudents #bostoncolleges #student #highereducation #history #politics #arts #economy #bospoli #mapoli #Massachusetts

APPARENT HORIZON: CANARY IN A CARBON TRAP. For a growing number of people like me, #globalwarming is already a serious and worsening #health threat. The latest from HorizonMass' Jason Pramas. https://lnkd.in/dspcsDTq #climatechange #Boston #Massachusetts #column

FOTOBOM: BEN HOWARD. Brave UK act shines at House of Blues Boston. https://lnkd.in/dcnhhJ_v #music #photos #photoset #photography #concert

BOOK REVIEW: ‘MY BRILLIANT FRIEND.’ How much of the New York Times‘ “Best #Novel of the 21st Century” is true to author Elena Ferrante’s life? https://lnkd.in/epZsn4sx #bookreview

APPARENT HORIZON: NO SURPRISE #MASSACHUSETTS HAS A #HOUSING CRISIS. Just look at what happened to the former East #Cambridge #courthouse property (now “40 Thorndike”). The latest from HorizonMass' Jason Pramas. https://lnkd.in/eeGnV_k5 #commercial #realestate #vacancy #politics #column

SELLING THE SONG OF THE SUMMER: Berklee student Louis De Schouwer is blending shelf-stocking with social media stardom as he trades frat houses for future concert venues https://lnkd.in/emR8ZaBg #culture #music #Boston #Massachusetts

FOTOBOM: THE STEWS. #Alabama “indie-rock boy band” stirs the crowd at Sinclair. #Photo set by Charlotte Howard. https://lnkd.in/eBwX4xHs #concert #show #music #photography #CambridgeMA #Massachusetts

Check out our latest investigation into state contracts. This one features a businessperson who Massachusetts taxpayers are probably familiar with ... Commonwealth seeks no-bid contract with #DavidOrtiz -tied #EV charger company. Read the full article by Dan Atkinson at the link below ... #mapoli #electricvehicles #RedSox #Boston #MassDOT https://lnkd.in/eBE_vbJU