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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Controversy over bill that would collect disaggregated data on Asian-Americans

Samantha Day January 31, 2018

The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a public hearing at the State House on Wednesday afternoon to hear testimony on a number of bills, including House Bill 3361, which...

A Washington-based investigative news organization ranked Massachusetts among the worst states for easily accessible public records. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Activists await action from State Legislature for public records bill

Kennedy Davis November 12, 2015

Those in support of reforming the state’s public records laws await a hearing from the Massachusetts House of Representatives before the legislative session ends, as promised by Speaker of the House...

A bill seeking to make private college police records public is in a committee in the Massachusetts State Legislature. Boston University students currently have to go to the Boston University Police Department and have the records read to them because they do not exist online. PHOTO BY PAIGE TWOMBLY/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Bill seeks to make private college police department records public

Carolyn Hoffman October 15, 2015

A bill in the Massachusetts State Legislature seeks to make private college police departments operate similarly to city departments by making records publicly available, which could have implications...

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