Globe questions Walsh and Golar Richie campaign contributions
Jim O'Sullivan and Andrew Ryan at the Boston Globe review Mayor-elect Martin Walsh's fundraising efforts since Election Day and find he's continued to raise thousands of dollars in donations, banking...
View ArticleNot even in office yet, and already Michelle Wu is disappointing some supporters
A progressive group doesn't get how the at-large councilor-to-be could think of supporting Bill Linehan for city council president.
View ArticleBicyclists urge Wu to backpedal on Linehan vote
Peter Stidman, director of the Boston Cyclists Union, is urging members and bike fans to call Michelle Wu - and other city councilors, but especially newcomer Wu - to try to convince them not to vote...
View ArticleBRA may not be so bad after all, Walsh says
Remember when Marty Walsh said he'd tear apart and replace the BRA? Yeah, well, about that ...
View ArticleWalsh doesn't plan to make city workers plaster his name on all those signs
The Atlantic considers 20 years' worth of "Thomas M. Menino, Mayor" signs in thousands of locations across this great city of ours and talks to a Walsh spokesperson, who says the Mayor to Be plans to...
View ArticleChris Elliott, um, Bud Jackson reveals all his pro-Walsh ads were paid for...
Jackson reports the donors behind $1-million+ in ad buys.
View ArticleAnd another union revealed as source of large pro-Walsh cash infusion
Remember that woman from Roslindale who suddenly had $480,000 burning a hole in her pocket that she decided to spend on ads backing Marty Walsh in the last week of the campaign? The Globe reports she...
View ArticleArroyo to stay in city government
Impending Mayor Marty Walsh announced today he's naming outgoing City Councilor Felix Arroyo to be chief of health and human services:Felix brings a wealth of knowledge and City of Boston experience to...
View ArticleWalsh: 'I will listen. I will learn. I will lead'
Walsh sworn in by SJC Chief Justice Roderick Ireland. Photo via Boston City TV.As Tom Menino quietly left City Hall this morning, Marty Walsh was heading up to the stage at BC's Conte Arena to become...
View ArticleLinehan becomes next City Council president
By an 8-5 vote today, the Dorchester Reporter reports. New at-large Councilor Michelle Wu voted for him over at-large Councilor Ayanna Pressley.In addition to naming chairs of council committees and...
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: Forward this to Felix
A weary citizen in Maverick Square sighs:I know our vote on the casino didn't matter but I thought the election for mayor was settled? Can we get these taken down?Ed. note: Over the past few weeks,...
View ArticleMarty Walsh sign roils normally placid Readville
Photo by Chris Walsh. See it larger.The Herald reports a Neponset Valley Parkway lawyer has finally taken down his Marty Walsh for Mayor sign after at least one neighbor began complaining about all the...
View ArticleOopsies: Two super PACs that spent $500,000 backing Walsh broke the law
MassLive.com reports.
View ArticleReport: Several Walsh workers voted illegally
David Bernstein reports on how they voted in advance of the election even though working for a candidate on election day is not one of the reasons you can legally do that in Massachusetts - and even...
View ArticleSheriff fined for making stores take down Bennett signs
The Globe reports Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has paid a $2,500 fine to the state Ethics Commission for going into Egleston Square stores during the 2013 campaign, flashing his official...
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