POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: TROOPER scandal grows — CAPUANO pays well — WARREN overseas

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POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: TROOPER scandal grows — CAPUANO pays well — WARREN overseas

CHARLIE BAKER " is looking into an outside consultant ????? 

FINALLY?  

THIS IS NOT LEADERSHIP! 

CHARLIE BAKER INHERITED THIS SCANDAL, FAILED TO CALL FOR AN AUDIT, FAILED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES..... 

AS ALWAYS DAY LATE CHARLIE AFTER ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED BECAUSE HE HAS SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH POLITICAL HACKS. 

CULTURE SHOCK — The chips are starting to fall in a federal investigation into Massachusetts State Police overtime pay practices. A handful of state troopers have already been indicted. And almost a dozen more indictments are on the way,MassLive reported Wednesday.

As troopers brace for the latest probe to shake out, it looks like the overtime fraud that cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars in 2016 alone wasn't just the work of a few bad apples. The looming indictments raise questions as to whether there's a culture problem in the law enforcement agency. And if that's true, who should fix it?

Earlier this week, the Boston Globe called for an "experienced reformer" with "no ties" to take over State Police, especially after last year's so-called Troopergate scandal. But for that to happen, Massachusetts would have to scrap a requirement that Gov. Charlie Baker promote a leader from within State Police. For his part, Baker's administration outlined a reform package for the agency and is looking into an outside consultant to check into management issues.

- "Sens. Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren describe 'inhumane' conditions at border detention facilities," by Shira Schoenberg, MassLive.com: "Both of Massachusetts' U.S. senators returned from the southern border with heart-wrenching stories about migrants being held in cages and children being separated from their families. 'My trip to the border for two days will stay with me for a lifetime,' said U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts. 'Rarely have I been more ashamed of what an administration has done in the name of the United States.'"