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Update — Gateway Cities

Proponents of longer school days hope to make gains in state Senate’s budget

May 6, 2013
Update — Gateway Cities

Working Cities Challenge kicks off search for collaborative leadership in Bay State

May 3, 2013
Update — Policy Center

Mass. House reverses Cultural Council cuts, Senate to act next

May 1, 2013
Update — Gateway Cities

Building up momentum to reinvent regional transit

April 29, 2013
Update — Policy Center

“Reinvestment” part of Justice Reinvestment Initiative being weakened, warns ACLU report

April 25, 2013
Update — Gateway Cities

Green space becomes part of creative placemaking in New Bedford, other Gateway Cities

April 23, 2013
Update — Policy Center

Reentry programs need coordination, more carrots and sticks, says DOJ-sponsored report

April 18, 2013
Update — Gateway Cities

Key resource in creative placemaking threatened by budget cuts

April 16, 2013
Update — Policy Center

MassINC study cites exorbitant cost and significant shortcomings in state’s criminal justice policies

March 25, 2013
Research — Policy Center

Crime, Cost, and Consequences

Is it Time to Get Smart on Crime?

March 24, 2013