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Mass. State Senate passes rules package aimed at increasing public participation and transparency

By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / February 26, 2025

After hours of bipartisan debate on amendments, the Massachusetts State Senate passed its rules package on Thursday, Feb. 13. The final vote was 39-0. Every...

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DiZoglio fights for accountability on Beacon Hill through audit of state legislature

By DJ Mara, Senior Political Reporter / January 15, 2025

The Mass. State Legislature is the historically “least transparent state government” in the United States.  Since taking office in Jan. 2023,...

The Berkeley Beacon releases first diversity audit in the organization’s 75-year history

The Berkeley Beacon releases first diversity audit in the organization’s 75-year history

January 13, 2022

Since fall 2020, when The Beacon saw more than a dozen staff resignations as a result of a toxic, racially-insensitive newsroom culture, we have been working...