Reporting in Medford is Dangerous if you Tell The Truth: one of its journalists, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Abu Akleh, who was on assignment in Jenin,

 Al Jazeera reported this morning that one of its journalists, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Abu Akleh, who was on assignment in Jenin, was wearing a press vest and was standing with other journalists when she was killed.   https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalist-killed-intl-hnk/index.html

As Raja Abdulrahim reports at The New York Times, the circumstances around the shooting “were not immediately clear but it happened during clashes between the Israeli military and Palestinian gunmen in the city. Al Jazeera, citing the [Palestinian] health ministry, said the journalist had been shot in the head by Israeli forces during a raid.”

Al Jazeera also reported that another of its journalists, Ali al-Samoudi, was wounded but is in stable condition.

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Paul Pezzella, the lobbyist for Worcester State College, said the measure will "merit real consideration because of fiscal concerns.

"It's a way of cutting back costs and people should appreciate that," he said. "On the other hand, some of these agencies need specific help with specific problems, and sometimes it's wise to retain outside help. It depends on the situation and the circumstance."

But the initiative won plaudits from the state's chief enforcer of lobbying regulations, Secretary of State William Galvin. Galvin called it odd that so many public agencies have their own hired political guns.

"Everyone has to have a lobbyist? Why?" he said. "The philosophical core is that public monies shouldn't be spent to game the process, that spending decisions should be on their merits."  http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/04/patrick_targets_agency_lobbyists/

Friends gained as DiMasi's star rose

Lobbying fees soar for 3 linked to House Speaker

By Andrea Estes

Globe Staff / October 5, 2008  Lobbyists Richard W. McDonough, John J. McGlynn Jr., and John E. Murphy Jr. have vaulted into the top ranks of the Beacon Hill influence trade since DiMasi won the House leadership job in 2004, doubling and even tripling their client billings, according to public records.  http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/10/05/friends_gained_as_dimasis_star_rose/

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