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🚨 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...

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Haven't we already seen this movie before? 🎬🤔 A massive government contract is awarded. Politically connected people are involved. Questions are raised about how the deal came together. The administration dismisses the concerns and tells the public that everything is fine. Now, the Healey administration is moving forward with a nearly $2 billion courthouse deal in Springfield that could commit taxpayers to 40 years of lease payments. The winning development team includes a firm led in part by the husband of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and the interim executive director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. Two losing bidders have filed a lawsuit alleging conflicts of interest and serious problems with the procurement process. Governor Healey says she has no ethics concerns. After the controversy surrounding the Applegreen highway service plaza contract, taxpayers should not be expected to simply accept another politically connected deal without scrutiny. No one is saying political connections alone prove wrongdoing. But when billions of taxpayer dollars and decades of public payments are at stake, the standard should be more than "trust us." The administration should immediately release the complete procurement record, explain how conflicts were reviewed, and pause the contract until the courts and the public have had an opportunity to examine the allegations. Taxpayers should not be locked into a 40-year agreement while serious questions remain unanswered. #mapoli

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