🚨 The story behind Springfield’s proposed new courthouse is starting to unravel. Attorney General Andrea Campbell and others have repeatedly claimed the Liberty Street proposal would save taxpayers $300 million. But at a Springfield City Council hearing, one competing bidder directly challenged that claim, saying it is “simply not true” and presenting figures showing its own proposal would actually cost the Commonwealth $80 million less over 40 years. And that’s not the only question surrounding this deal. The selected development team has faced scrutiny over its experience, an alleged undisclosed conflict of interest has become part of ongoing litigation, and Springfield officials are now openly questioning how the Commonwealth arrived at this decision in the first place. One councilor put it pretty simply: Springfield should have had a much bigger say in a decision this important to the city. Massachusetts taxpayers are being asked to finance this project for decades. They deserve the full story.