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📣 TODAY! Register now to learn about metadata from Davis Erin Anderson at @FreedomofPress.
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‘What Happened to Us Was Wrong:’ Bow Parents Win First Amendment Fight Over Protesting Transgender Athletes in School Sports | Concord Monitor concordmonitor.com/2026/11/0…
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Judge Rules in Favor of Bow Parents in Free Speech Case Over Protest of Transgender Student-Athletes | WMUR wmur.com/article/bow-school-…
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‘We Will Not Be Intimidated’: 3 Anti-ICE Protesters Plead Not Guilty to Federal Charges | VT Digger vtdigger.org/2026/11/05/we-w…
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In this month's Commentary and Coverage newsletter:
👉 Public’s Approval of Q1 Sends Clear Message for Government Transparency
👉 How Do Public Records Laws Work in New England? GBH Tested It
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‘The Era of Transparency ... Is Here.’ With Question 1, Mass. Voters Again Signal They Want More Sunlight on Beacon Hill | The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2026/11/04/m…
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Nashua Ordered to Pay Over $130K in Fees in First Amendment Flagpole Case | Union Leader unionleader.com/news/local-n…
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Massachusetts Voters Approve Public Records Expansion for Governor, Legislature | WCVB wcvb.com/article/massachuset…
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Voters Subject Governor and Legislature to Public Records Law, But There’s No Guarantee Lawmakers Will Comply | CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/ballo…
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Question 1 Passes: Voters Say Mass. Governor, Legislature Must Follow Public Records Law | WBUR wbur.org/news/2026/11/03/mas…
Massachusetts Ballot Question 1, the newly passed government transparency ballot measure, will make most records held by the Legislature and governor public records — unless the Legislature acts soon to roll it back.
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Judge Ends Trump's Attempts to Sue Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Reporting | Reuters reuters.com/world/us-judge-d…
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Winooski School Board May Have Violated the Open Meeting Law in Its Rush to Attack Gov. Scott | Vermont Daily Chronicle vermontdailychronicle.com/br…
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In our October Advocacy newsletter:
👉 Behind the Story: The NEFAC Legal Fund
👉 NEFAC, Media Organizations File Amicus Brief Against White House Press Ban
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Hamden Finance Director Search Draws Criticism Over Secrecy and Speed | CT Examiner ctexaminer.com/2026/10/27/ha…
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CSCU Board of Regents Using Private Emails to Discuss Controversies | WFSB wfsb.com/2026/10/27/i-team-c…
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Providence City Councilor Miguel Sanchez Wins Free Speech Lawsuit Against McKee Staffers | Rhode Island Current rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/…
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Teachers Sue Massachusetts Over Ban on Political Solicitations | Bloomberg Law news.bgov.com/litigation/tea…
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𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗖 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺! We begin our first of three sets of lessons on data reporting.
👉 Develop a document-centric mindset.
👉 Find sources of data to strengthen your stories.
👉 Scrape data from websites.
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Law Firm Threatens Legal Action Against City of Hartford Over Sidewalk Spray Chalk Citation | NBC Connecticut nbcconnecticut.com/news/loca…
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