Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter for a Spanish-language outlet in Nashville, was covering immigration raids. The next day, ICE agents arrested her without a warrant. Read Carolina Abbott Galvão. www.cjr.org/analysis/est...
New at Media Nation: The Massachusetts public records law needs some teeth. Will 2026 be the year that it finally happens? #mapoli dankennedy.net/2026/03/05/t...
ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.
They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.
This is as good as it gets!!
...And then we wrote a song about it
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Important story by @iamjohnhilliard.bsky.social -- ‘They don’t even pretend to comply’: Mass. agencies, cities, and towns openly flout open record law
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In Massachusetts, the state law’s deadlines for fulfilling records requests can be ignored, workers can conspire to overestimate costs, elected officials can spend years fighting requests in court, or not bother releasing records at all. @bostonglobe.com
A photo of Marcelo Gomes standing at the State of the Union in Washington, D.C. Text on card reads: “Milford teen, Marcelo Gomes, leaves State of the Union after targeted DHS tweet”
Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a Milford teen who was arrested by ICE last May, went to the State of the Union as a guest of Representative Seth Moulton. He left early after a Department of Homeland Security tweet singled him out by name. trib.al/z40q0Yo
Today's Starting Point dives into a college dorm's attempt to "catch a predator" and the consequences that are still being felt.
The Epstein files mention Harvard University more than 12,000 times.
A new Boston Globe Spotlight Team report found that Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the country’s most revered academic institution ran deeper than previously known.
NEW: French food was once considered bygone, too Euro, and boring. Now? Everyone wants a piece of it.
So, is French cuisine “hot” again?
My latest in my newsletter, the Food Club, via @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social
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The federal workforce shrunk by nearly 220,000 people last year, close to 10 percent, according to a Globe analysis of federal data.
In Everett, a web of projects — including an extended Silver Line route, a new pedestrian and cycling bridge connecting Everett to Somerville, and a possible commuter rail stop — could make it easier to ride a bike, bus, or train in and out of some parts of the city.
As ICE seeks to build out mass detention centers around the country, they're meeting a wall of local resistance -- even in solid Trump country.
My story:
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What an incredible sunset over Boston tonight...
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Gomes, who was arrested by ICE last May while on the way to volleyball practice, attended the event as a guest of Representative Seth Moulton. @bostonglobe.com
In Massachusetts and beyond, politicians have increasingly turned to people with armies of followers, but that shift has raised questions about how transparent politicians and the influencers they work with should be as they knit their social feeds together. @bostonglobe.com
A retired Massachusetts juvenile court judge is seeking a federal investigation into the Department of Children and Families, saying she fears a pattern of discrimination against children with disabilities. @bostonglobe.com
The White Stadium project's total cost now dwarfs that of similar soccer stadium projects around the country by tens of millions of dollars, if not more. @bostonglobe.com
Some local media news:
@politico.com is ending Mass Playbook as @kellygarrity.bsky.social joins the Globe to write a new politics newsletter
When you have Sam Altman co signing maybe rethink it?
“The National Association of Government Employees told WBUR it was unhappy with the announcement and said Healey’s administration is “rushing” the introduction of AI.”
In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.
The results were stark:
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Asked how the federal research cuts have affected science, one Boston Children’s Hospital researcher said, “This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals?”
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An aide to Governor Maura Healey, who is an immigrant from Venezuela currently on a work visa, is suing the Trump administration, arguing she could lose her job in state government unless federal immigration officials quickly approve her work authorization. via @bostonglobe.com
Nearly two months after a deadly shooting at Brown University killed two students and injured nine others, released body-worn camera footage of a responding officer. via @bostonglobe.com
The city's project to overhaul White Stadium will cost taxpayers $135 million, up from the most recent $90 million estimate — an increase Mayor Michelle Wu has attributed to inflation and the rising costs of materials and labor.
An estimated 10,000 lives have been lost at sea in Gloucester’s long history. The industry’s fatality rate is 28 times greater than the national average for all occupations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Today's Starting Point explores a (faint) silver lining for bummed-out Patriots fans after a tough Super Bowl loss.
Cold weather alone doesn’t guarantee safe conditions for pond hockey, ice fishing, and other activities. So how do you test the ice? And what should you do if you fall in? A pro explains via @bostonglobe.com
NEW: Gov. Healey's plan to counter ICE in Massachusetts drew a standing ovation from supporters and derision from conservative critics. It’s since elicited something else: Demands for more.
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