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Katie Johnston

@ktkjohnston.bsky.social
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Reporter at the Boston Globe covering economic, racial, and criminal injustice

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Katie Johnston @ktkjohnston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
After delving into new MassINC research about rising income segregation, I focused on a part of South Boston where two neighboring Census tracts had wildly different median family incomes: $60k and $250+k, a difference of $190,000 a year. Here's what I found out. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/23/m...
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‘I’m not your neighbor’: In Southie, a few blocks away is a world apart - The Boston Globe
South Boston has some of the starkest income divides in Greater Boston, which is one of the most income-segregated metropolitan areas in the country, according to new MassINC research.
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Katie Johnston @ktkjohnston.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
For the past 18 months, we've been following a woman just been released from prison after killing a man during a fight. This is the story of her transformation, from a high school dropout in an opioid-addled world to a college graduate with hopes of redemption. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/22/m...
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She went to prison for killing a man. Now she’s hoping for a second chance. - The Boston Globe
Victoria Scott spent years in a Maine prison and was transformed. Now, she is trying to succeed on the outside.
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Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
SNAP has 645 case workers to answer 20,000 calls per day. One woman called FIFTY times. This is a travesty. WTF are we doing here? By @ktkjohnston.bsky.social
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Disconnected SNAP calls contribute to thousands losing food assistance - The Boston Globe
As hunger rises, the inability to reach state SNAP case workers contributes to thousands losing food assistance
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