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Politics
The New Republic: It's Menino v. Yoon
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The Yoon camp is probably pretty happy today with this article from The New Republic, a left-leaning magazine, which portrays the race for mayor coming down to Mayor Thomas Menino and their guy, and leans a bit on local write-ups (Boston magazine and the Globe). Michael and Kevin who?
Some excerpts: Read more
State Rep. Allen picks her four for Boston City Council At-Large
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Endorsements are coming in fast and early for City Council At-Large candidates.
In a brief sit-down with the Reporter on the transportation bill and the fiscal 2010 budget passed last week (and written up in the latest issue of the Reporter) Rep. Willie Mae Allen, a Mattapan Democrat, said she had picked the four (out of the fifteen running) that she wants sitting in the four available seats: incumbent John Connolly, and newcomers Ayanna Pressley, a former aide to U.S. Sen. John Kerry, Ego Ezedi, executive director of the Roxbury YMCA, and Felix Arroyo, a former City Hall aide. Read more
City Council approves budget 11-2, One guess who the 2 are
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The Globe and Herald wrap up coverage of last night's unanimous-except-for-the-mayor-candidates passage of Mayor Menino's $2.4 billion budget. Sam Yoon has voted against the Mayor's budget proposal each of his three years on the council, citing wasteful spending on the part of the administration. Read more
Highlights from the ethics bill
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Rocked over the last year by State House scandals (including federal corruption charges against former Sen. Dianne Wilkerson), House and Senate lawmakers released on Wednesday a 40-page bill tackling ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws. And the Open Meeting Law. Lawmakers in both branches are expected to vote to send the legislation to the governor’s desk today. Read more
At-large hopefuls talk taxes, BRA and busing in first forum
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Candidates' forum in Back Bay: Incumbent councillor Steve Murphy, first-time candidates Hiep Nguyen and Ayanna Pressley are shown at a candidates' forum sponsored by the Ward 4 and Ward 5 Democratic committees on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Photo by Mike DeehanThe crowded field of candidates for Boston’s four at-large city council seats assembled for the first of what will likely be many times this summer for a candidates’ forum on Tuesday evening in the Back Bay. The 90 minute event, held in the hall of a Copley Square church, revealed contrasts in issues and personalities and ended in endorsements for two candidates from the Ward 5 Democratic Committee, which co-sponsored the forum with the Ward 4 committee. Read more
Ward 5 endorses Connolly, Pressley
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Thirteen out of the fifteen candidates running for the four City Council At-Large spots faced off in a forum in the Back Bay on Tuesday night, staking out their positions on the city budget, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and busing.
The Ward 5 Democratic Committee, which co-hosted the forum with the Ward 4 Democratic Committee, afterwards immediately voted to endorse two of the candidates: John Connolly, currently serving his first term as a Councillor At-Large, and Ayanna Pressley, a former aide to U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Read more
Busy night in Beantown
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Couple of politically-themed things going on in Boston tonight:
First up, there’s the at-large candidates’ forum in Copley Square. Most are expected to show up. Read more
At-Large candidate Gonzalez v. Treasurer Cahill, Round 2
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First, a candidate for City Council At-Large struck out at Treasurer Timothy Cahill, accusing him of alleged ethics violations and a lack of transparency in the management of the state pension fund, which could hurt Boston city employees’ pensions. Read more
Flaherty wants to be Mayor so bad, he'll take a $44k pay cut
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Don't be surprised if you notice City Councillor Michael Flaherty brown-bagging it for lunch if he becomes mayor. The Globe reports today that Flaherty, who is saddled with over $900,000 in mortgage debt, would lose the $130,000 he earns annually by serving as a partner at a Boston law firm if he's elected mayor. Losing that income might make those mortgage payments a little more difficult to keep up with. Read more
