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...welcome but somewhat belated act of conscience, Illinois Gov. George Ryan announced a moratorium Jan. 31 on executions in his state. Illinois has been ground zero for the death penalty battle: over the past 13 years, 13 prisoners have been released from death row on the grounds of their innocence, more than have been executed during the same period. Although Ryan had consistently defended the death penalty until now, another exoneration last month and a scathing review of the justice system by the Chicago Tribune apparently convinced him to change his mind. In a statement that we should expect...
...attributed to the schedule. After voting Jan. 3 and Jan. 10, the council has had only one regular meeting in the past three weeks, on Jan. 24. At that meeting, the council engaged in a heated debate before passing the Larkin petition--a motion which puts an 18-month moratorium, with several exemptions, on development in East Cambridge--at 12:30 a.m. The council decided then that it was too late to take a vote for mayor...
East Cambridge is currently the center of much of the attention surrounding business development and growth. Last week, the City Council approved the Larkin petition, putting an 18-month moratorium on development in East Cambridge...
...Southern Energy project site in Kendall Square and a proposed office building on Third Street are exempt from the moratorium. In addition, two proposed telecommunications projects will also be allowed to move forward...
...sought considerably more often in cases involving white victims than it was when the victims were black. The Court decided in favor of Georgia. Then last year the Nebraska legislature, concerned about what it saw as the overrepresentation of minorities on death row, voted in favor of a permanent moratorium. The vote was vetoed by Gov. Mike Johanns. And now Illinois. As the judicial and political wheels slowly turn in addressing the issues involved in capital punishment, only one thing is clear - we haven't heard the final word...