Walter Wuthmann
State Politics Reporter at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
State politics reporter for @WBUR. Wrote for @DailyNews_lk in Sri Lanka. @BowdoinCollege alum.
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1 week ago |
wbur.org | Walter Wuthmann
Massachusetts House lawmakers this week released their long-awaited plan to restructure the state's embattled Cannabis Control Commission, but some marijuana retailers say it contains provisions that would be a "death blow" to the industry. The agency tasked with regulating the state's $8 billion marijuana industry has faced calls for reform following allegations of workplace toxicity, infighting and perceived regulatory delays.
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2 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Walter Wuthmann
A new report from the state auditor condemns the Healey administration's handling of the emergency family shelter system, saying the state's inability to properly prepare for and assess the migrant crisis resulted in "improper and unlawful" no-bid contracts.
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2 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Walter Wuthmann
Gov. Maura Healey's Republican challengers are calling on state and local police to collaborate more actively with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in the wake of chaotic federal immigration arrests over the past few weeks. "If I was governor, on day one, the state police would be cooperating with ICE," former MBTA Chief Administrator Brian Shortsleeve said in an interview.
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3 weeks ago |
wbur.org | Walter Wuthmann
Just as the state's cannabis commission seemed to be emerging from months of turmoil, the unexpected resignation of one of its members this week threw it back into uncertainty. Commissioner Nurys Camargo announced Monday that she had "made the decision to complete my service and step down." Her term had been set to end Sept. 1. That means the five-member commission will soon be down to just three, because its chair was fired eight months ago and the seat remains vacant.
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1 month ago |
wbur.org | Walter Wuthmann
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its $61.5 billion annual budget this month, and an annual reality emerges: millions of dollars in pet projects go to the lawmakers closest to Democratic leadership. Legislators tacked on $81 million in amendments to the final bill, mostly money for local projects, programs and organizations, according to data compiled by the legislative tracking service MassTrac.
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