A Brave Democrat Fights Corruption in Her Own Party

Massachusetts is the only state where the legislature, the courts, and the governor's office are largely exempt from public-records laws that require transparency. The Boston Herald says that Massachusetts has "the least transparent state government in the U.S.," prompting the national Society of Professional Journalists to give the Bay State this year's infamous "Black Hole" award — referring to the difficulty of gleaning any information about the state government's inner workings.