New In The Phoenix -- The Great Probation Scandal

In this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix -- in print tomorrow, online now -- I look at what may have been, surprisingly, the biggest political story of the year in Massachusetts: the probation patronage scandal.

I suggest that the ramifications of that scandal, while still very much unknown, could very easily turn out to be bigger than most folks on Beacon Hill realize.

Please check it out here:

Double-Secret Probation: As the previous Beacon Hill scandals wind down, another -- a potentially bigger one -- emerged