@wwuthmann

State politics reporter for @WBUR. Wrote for @DailyNews_lk in Sri Lanka. @BowdoinCollege alum.

 Boston, MA
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Joined June 2011
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You might think when a police officer loses their job over misconduct -- it'd be the end of their career in law enforcement. But our new @WBUR investigation finds that in many cases, it’s not. /1
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@Gothamist15 Dec 2025
Did the PA cops who arrested Luigi Mangione mess things up for NYC prosecutors? gothamist.com/news/did-the-p…

Did the PA cops who arrested Luigi Mangione mess things up for NYC prosecutors?

Mangione’s defense attorneys argue the officers illegally searched and interrogated him, and a judge should toss the evidence they gathered that day – including a gun, silencer, and hand-written...

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Matt Stout@MattPStout16 Dec 2024
State Rep. Jeff Roy, who disclosed his relationship with a top lobbyist last year, said it had started only recently. But a divorce filing submitted by his wife suggests the romance may have been going on years longer, @samanthajgross reports bostonglobe.com/2024/12/16/m… @BostonGlobe

In divorce filing, wife of Mass. House chairman alleges he started relationship with top lobbyist...

Maureen Roy wrote in the filing that she believed her husband and the lobbyist had been together since 2019, and that the Franklin Democrat had been showering her with vacations, expensive meals, and...

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State Sen. Nick Collins — who blocked a vote on Boston's property tax home rule petition this week — received a rush of campaign donations from real estate interests over the past two months, WBUR's @wwuthmann reports: wbur.org/news/2024/12/04/sen… #mapoli

Mass. senator who blocked Boston property tax bill saw flood of real estate donations

South Boston Sen. Nick Collins collected more than $34,000 in contributions from real estate interests over the past two months, state campaign finance records show, as pressure ramped up to pass a...

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Beth Healy@HealyBeth13 Aug 2024
.@CityofQuincy serves "cease and desist" on a church helping shelter migrants for two nights. Meanwhile @MassGov says she's asking churches and nonprofits to help amid shelter emergency #mapoli @simonfrios wbur.org/news/2024/08/12/qui…

Quincy shuts down church's makeshift shelter for migrants

Quincy officials issue "cease and desist" notice against a church allowing migrants to sleep in tents in a private garden.

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@business1 Aug 2024
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan in a major multi-country prisoner swap trib.al/PfAbeK5

US Reporter to Be Freed by Russia in Major Prisoner Swap

Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation.

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Todd Wallack@TWallack9 May 2024
Several Mass. lawmakers want changes after police took years to arrest a serial rapist. wbur.org/news/2024/05/09/mas…

Mass. lawmakers suggest changes to police handling of rape cases after WBUR investigation

Legislators say potential improvements could include launching a new statewide sexual assault unit, forcing police to disclose more information about rapes and expanding the state’s DNA database.

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Over two years, four women told police Alvin Campbell sexually assaulted them. DNA and other evidence pointed to him. Yet he wasn't arrested until a *fifth* woman came forward. Boston police won't answer questions about why. wbur.org/news/2024/04/22/bos…

Boston police failed to arrest 'serial rapist' for years despite DNA evidence

Experts say the case against Alvin Campbell is a striking example of how police and prosecutors often fail to take action when victims report sexual assaults, potentially allowing serial rapists to...

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Heres' the timeline of sexual assault allegations against Alvin Campbell (including three incidents that were reported to police years before his 2020 arrest) wbur.org/news/2024/04/22/alv… via @wwuthmann

The timeline of sexual assault allegations against Alvin Campbell

A WBUR investigation found a previously unreported search warrant detailing three times women went to police alleging Campbell had sexually assaulted them. Here's a look at the timeline leading up to...

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Todd Wallack@TWallack22 Apr 2024
For years, women complained they were sexually assaulted. Each time, DNA pointed to the same man, who allegedly picked up intoxicated women outside Boston bars. But again and again, police declined to make an arrest and kept the incidents secret. wbur.org/news/2024/04/22/bos…

Boston police failed to arrest 'serial rapist' for years despite DNA evidence

Experts say the case against Alvin Campbell is a striking example of how police and prosecutors often fail to take action when victims report sexual assaults, potentially allowing serial rapists to...

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Linda Kinstler@lindakinstler29 Mar 2024
Today is an anniversary that I hoped would never come. Our friend Evan has been held hostage in a Russian prison for exactly a year. He should not spend a second longer in his cell. Wrote about this grim day for @POLITICOMag #FreeEvan @FreeGershkovich politico.com/news/magazine/2…

‘Hello From Sunny Moscow’: My Year of Letters with Evan Gershkovich

The WSJ journalist has been in a Russian jail much longer than we thought. How much longer before Putin lets him go?

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wburdebbecker@wburdebbecker21 Mar 2024
More than half of arrests by Mass. parole officers were not parolees, latest data show | WBUR News wbur.org/news/2024/03/21/mas…

More than half of arrests by Mass. parole officers were not parolees, latest data show

The state Parole Board said its special officers participated in the arrests of 358 offenders in 2022. Of those, 206 were not parolees. Some lawmakers raised questions about the practice, and the...

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@TIME7 Mar 2024
Inside the fight to free @wsj reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia ti.me/4a3ObQG
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Following @TWallack's investigation into public housing vacancies in Massachusetts in September, the state launched a "90-day push" to address the issue. Fast forward to today: It "barely made a dent." Story with @propublica: wbur.org/news/2024/03/07/mas… #mapoli

Mass. promised to 'significantly reduce' public housing vacancies. The effort barely made a dent

After a 2023 WBUR and ProPublica investigation found that almost 2,300 state-funded apartments were sitting empty, the state promised action within 90 days. But it failed to fix key problems, leaving...

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Beth Healy@HealyBeth8 Feb 2024
Healey defends choosing former romantic partner for state’s highest court ⁦@WBUR⁩ ⁦@wwuthmann⁩ ⁦@wburdebbecker⁩ #mapoli wbur.org/news/2024/02/07/gov…

Healey defends choosing former romantic partner for state’s highest court

“I don't want the fact that she had a personal relationship with me to deprive the commonwealth of a person who's most qualified for the position,” Healey told reporters outside her State House...

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Todd Wallack@TWallack8 Jan 2024
.@MassGov barred the outgoing transportation secretary from saying anything negative about the Gov. Maura Healey administration as part of a ‘confidential’ severance ageeement. @wwuthmann #mapoli wbur.org/news/2024/01/05/mas…

State's ex-transportation chief was paid for months after stepping down, records show

Fiandaca was paid the remainder of her $181,722 salary through Dec. 31, to offer "assistance, advice and counsel," according to a copy of her severance agreement obtained by WBUR.

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Beth Healy@HealyBeth11 Dec 2023
Two more suspensions adding to turmoil at the state's cannabis commission @WBUR @wwuthmann wbur.org/news/2023/12/11/mas…

2 top managers suspended at Cannabis Control Commission

Acting Executive Director Debbie Hilton-Creek suspended chief communications officer Cedric Sinclair and director of human resources Justin Shrader on Dec. 4, according to two people with direct...

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Language deep inside the new $3.1 billion Mass state supplemental budget will allow thousands of home health care workers to unionize: wbur.org/news/2023/12/07/mas…

Mass. lawmakers approve measure allowing more home health care workers to unionize

The measure, tucked into the state's $3.1 billion supplemental budget, would allow some 4,000 health care workers not currently covered by the union to join.

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Todd Wallack@TWallack9 Nov 2023
Honored to be a finalist for the duPont-Columbia awards this year with @allyjarmanning and @wwuthmann for our series on secrecy laws around police records in Massachusetts. @wbur dupont.org/2024-finalists

2024 30 Finalists — duPont-Columbia Awards

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Important new story from @WBUR: Massachusetts Has a Huge Waitlist for State-Funded Housing. So Why Are 2,300 Units Vacant? propublica.org/article/massa… @TWallack @christinesea

Massachusetts Has a Huge Waitlist for State-Funded Housing. So Why Are 2,300 Units Vacant?

Families are stuck in shelters or sleeping in their cars while a flawed state selection process and meager funding for renovations leave apartments empty for years.

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Beth Healy@HealyBeth18 Aug 2023
Provincetown detective accused of exhuming 'Lady of the Dunes' body without authority ⁦@WBUR⁩ ⁦@wwuthmann⁩ #mapoli wbur.org/news/2023/08/17/lad…

Detective accused of exhuming 'Lady of the Dunes' body without authority

Cape and Islands District Attorney named retired detective Meredith Lobur to a "Brady List," alerting prosecutors to alleged misconduct that could make an officer's testimony unreliable in legal...

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