Politics
Mayor Thomas Menino last week rejected a controversial plan to redraw City Council boundaries, pointing to District 4’s high concentration of voters of color as a factor.
“I am returning, with disapproval, your ordinance even though I recognize your... Read more
After more than two years of on-again, off-again negotiations, a tentative agreement between Boston teachers union leaders and the city of Boston was reached on Wednesday morning. The new six-year contract, if approved, will raise teachers’ salaries only... Read more
When Mayor Thomas Menino will endorse one or the other candidate has become one of the more interesting subplots in the Bay State’s US Senate campaign saga. And that’s mostly because restless reporters and ever fretful activists have decided it is.
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State Rep. Carlos Henriquez, facing a two-pronged electoral challenge from perennial candidate Althea Garrison, penned a letter to residents asking for their vote in the Thursday primary.
Henriquez is juggling a reelection effort and an attempt to clear... Read more
Sen. Scott Brown: Walked the Dot Day Parade last June, as did his Democratic challenger, Elizabeth Warren. Photo by Bill ForryUS Sen. Scott Brown is a nice guy. He has an easy, down-to-earth personality that makes him an attractive candidate. Contrast... Read more
Mayor Menino can and should veto a City Council redistricting map that was approved by a narrow margin, 7-6, on August 22. From our vantage point in Dorchester and Mattapan, the newly drawn council seats further dilute the potential voting power of people... Read more
In a further shake-up of the leadership at Roxbury Community College, Gov. Deval Patrick plans on Thursday to appoint six new members to the college's board following questions raised over crime reporting, financial aid distribution and the former... Read more
The question of when Mayor Thomas Menino will endorse somebody has become one of the more interesting subplots in the Bay State’s U.S. Senate saga. Mostly because restless reporters and ever fretful activists have decided it is.
“Menino is the ‘X’ factor... Read more
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino on Monday said he would decide “very shortly” on whether to endorse U.S. Sen. Scott Brown or Democrat Elizabeth Warren in this year’s Senate contest as labor leaders and politicians cast the November election as a fight between... Read more
Several days ago, Politico detailed the 21-minute news cycle. A similar news cycle played out on Monday, and it showed just how insufferable the Massachusetts Senate race can be:
-- Weekly Standard posts a story, with video, of a state GOP tracker being... Read more
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