POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: CLARK and WARREN abroad — STATIE scrutiny — RALLY round-up

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: CLARK and WARREN abroad — STATIE scrutiny — RALLY round-up

TEFLON CHARLIE BAKER OWNS THIS! ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL? 

DATELINE BEACON HILL -

- "State Police pay higher than reported, data hidden for years," by Matt Rocheleau and Todd Wallack, Boston Globe: "Revelations about an alleged overtime scam, a wave of suspensions, and hefty pay for Massachusetts State Police troopers have sparked scrutiny of the state's largest law enforcement agency. Payroll records for an entire 140-trooper State Police division - including some of the department's highest earners - have been hidden from public view and weren't filed with the state comptroller for several years, the Globe has found."

- "Nine state troopers suspended, nine more retire amid overtime probe," by Danny McDonald, Boston Globe: "Nine Massachusetts State Police troopers were suspended without pay and nine more retired this week in the midst of an internal affairs investigation into alleged theft of overtime pay, the agency announced on Friday. In all, 19 troopers were scheduled to have internal duty status hearings Friday .... The group includes members of the force that hold the rank of trooper, sergeant, and lieutenant, according to the State Police."

- "Editorial: State police must purge bad apples," by the Herald Editorial Board, Boston Herald: "The force is an embarrassment lately. The criminals they capture should dominate the headlines, not allegations of overtime padding, records shredding and questionable hires."

- "Path to extinction for North Atlantic right whales," by Doug Fraser and Mary Ann Bragg, Cape Cod Times: "''Up to 2010, you had this appallingly slow climb, then decline. Now we have a species that is clearly headed for extinction,' ; [Charles "Stormy" Mayo, senior scientist and director of the Right Whale Ecology Program at the Center for Coastal Studies] said ...Threats have largely been replaced by entanglements in fishing line and gear, which are blamed for 85 percent of right whale mortalities."


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