Politics
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
Perennial candidate Althea Garrison, already on the November ballot as an independent, has launched a write-in effort against state Rep. Carlos Henriquez in the Democratic primary set for Sept. 6.
Garrison, who had previously avoided bringing up charges... Read more
District 2 Councillor Bill Linehan said Thursday he was expecting more support than he received for his redistricting map, which passed the City Council with a 7 to 6 vote.
Linehan, who chairs the redistricting committee, also defended the map, saying it... Read more
US Sen. Scott Brown traveled into the heart of deeply blue Dorchester last Thursday and sat down with a friendly audience of blue collar workers at an excavation company’s headquarters near Fields Corner.
“Even if you’re an ardent Democrat, he hasn’t... Read more
As the threat of a lawsuit loomed, the City Council voted 7-6 on Wednesday in support of District 2 Councillor Bill Linehan's proposal to redraw the city's council district boundaries.
Voting in favor for the map: Linehan; City Council President Stephen... Read more
(UPDATE: The City Council voted 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon in favor of City Councillor Bill Linehan's plan. More here.)
A map redrawing the boundaries of City Council districts was expected to be finalized this week, as councillors were poised to vote... Read more
A coalition of voting rights groups and civic activists is promising to file a lawsuit if the City Council signs off on a map drawn by City Councillor Bill Linehan tomorrow.
Linehan, who chairs the committee tasked with redrawing the boundaries of City... Read more
A map redrawing the boundaries of City Council districts will likely advance this week. Councillors could also end up putting a final stamp of approval on the map, which moves 12 precincts in seven districts.
District 2 Councillor Bill Linehan, who chairs... Read more
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