THE ARGUS EYE: Rep. Neal gets a challenger, junk fees get a spotlight, and The Argus gets on WAMC
In this edition of The Argus Eye, news of what may be an interesting race for Congress in western Massachusetts next year.
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THE ARGUS EYE: Berkshire Health Systems told regulators it can’t afford a full investigation of decade-long data breach
Even as it acknowledged a decade of improper access to patient data by a “rogue employee,” the largest employer in Berkshire County—and provider of health care to most residents—claimed a full audit would be an “undue burden.”
THE ARGUS EYE: Unexplained delays continue to hold up PCB cancer study
The state’s Department of Public Health has again pushed off release of a Housatonic Region cancer study it began in 2021.
Taking a stand for free expression and the free press
No one should be arrested or deported for publishing an op-ed.
A nonprofit newsmagazine for the Berkshires
The Argus is now a fiscally sponsored project of the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports independent, watchdog journalism. It will enable significantly more support for reporting that delivers “important stories fully told.”