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White Massachusetts residents more than twice as likely to own a business than Black, Latinx residents

Anna Stjernquist March 31, 2021
Less than half a percent of Boston’s 2014-2019 contract spending went to Black-owned business.
The Massachusetts State House in Boston. Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the Overhaul Criminal Justice Bill. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE PHOTO

Baker signs criminal justice overhaul bill into law

Sarika Ram April 17, 2018
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill Friday that will overhaul the criminal justice system in the Commonwealth, despite his concerns with the legislation. To address those concerns, he filed another bill to modify the legislation.
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Boston neighborhoods of color have higher incarceration rates among residents, report states

Shannon Larson November 16, 2016

Lower-income Boston residents in communities of color are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, according to a report presented Thursday titled “The Geography of Incarceration.” Roxbury...

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