Walter Wuthmann was a senior state politics reporter for WBUR.
Walter covered the State House with a focus on accountability and enterprise reporting. He previously covered Boston City Hall and breaking news.
His story on ousted Massachusetts police officers moving from one department to the next won the Public Media Journalists Association award for investigative reporting and was a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award.
Walter graduated from Bowdoin College and then worked at the Forecaster, a weekly newspaper in Portland, Maine. He spent a year working for an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka on a fellowship, reporting on politics, development and post-war reconstruction in the island’s capital. He joined WBUR in 2018 as a producer for Radio Boston and newscast.
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Boston city councilors say police oversight office — often overruled by commissioner — needs review
Boston City Councilors are calling for a re-examination of the city's police oversight office following a WBUR investigation that found the police chief routinely flouts even modest disciplinary recommendations.
Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board
The Boston Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, launched in response to protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has so far sustained 18 citizen complaints and...
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins to step away from role amid extortion charges, Gov. Healey says
In a statement Wednesday, Healey called the allegations against Tompkins "serious" and said the position is a "full-time job that demands full time attention."
Sheriff Tompkins pleads not guilty to federal extortion charges
Prosecutors allege that Tompkins used his position to pressure a cannabis executive into selling him $50,000 worth of stock before the company went public. When the shares crashed, Tompkins allegedly...
Sheriff Tompkins plans to plead not guilty to federal extortion charges
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins will plead not guilty to charges he tried to extort a cannabis business owner, according to his lawyer.
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Democrats hesitant to condemn Sheriff Tompkins, a party fixture, as he faces federal charges
Tompkins' image took a big hit last week when FBI agents arrested him in Florida and federal prosecutors charged him with extorting a local cannabis business. But the sheriff's fellow...
Critics hammer Gov. Healey as she ends shelter emergency
The first two years of Gov. Maura Healey's time in office were dominated by headlines of the state's migrant crisis. Some observers found it unusual when Healey announced the end...
Suffolk County sheriff arrested by FBI, charged with extortion related to a Boston cannabis business
Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a cannabis executive into returning $50,000 he'd invested in shares of the company....
'A national alarm bell': Texas Dems leave warning message as they depart Mass. amid walkout
For the past three days, Massachusetts has played host to a handful of Texas Democratic lawmakers who left their state to prevent a vote on a bill to redraw their...
Advocates renew push to raise compensation cap for those wrongfully convicted
People who've been wrongfully convicted in Massachusetts have been fighting to raise the $1 million compensation cap for years. Advocates hope that early traction around this new bill is a...