Politics
Looks like Ayanna Pressley's supporters will have to hang onto the phrase "eight is great" for a few more weeks.
Her position on the ballot in the Sept. 22 preliminary was No. 8. And after the random drawing today down at City Hall (which Pressley showed... Read more
Public records enthusiasts, rejoice? By next week we'll be able to see online the 5,018 emails that a top Menino aide deleted (and then deleted again), the Globe reports. Putting things online instead of printing it out on reams and reams of paper -- how... Read more
A brief round-up of links you might have missed. Feel free to send suggestions to gin.dumcius (at) gmail.com or mwdeehan (at) gmail.com.
1. Channel 5's Janet Wu reports: Mayoral candidate's father owns once-abandoned land.
2. New England Cable News has... Read more
District 7 Councilor Chuck Turner said Tuesday the idea of bodyguards on the day of the preliminary election came from staffers concerned about reporters "hounding" him.
Challenger Carlos Henriquez sent out a press release last week, with a picture... Read more
Depending on who you ask tonight, this is either a game changer or a massive stunt.
City Councillors At-Large Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon will announce at a Tuesday presser that they are running on the same "ticket" against Mayor Thomas Menino, with... Read more
The Globe puts up a PDF of some of the (at-one-point-deleted-and-then-deleted-again) emails they obtained, including suggested jokes for the St. Patrick's Day breakfast from an assistant in the mayor's office. Somebody contact Hill, Holiday and sign her... Read more
When the controversy over the deletion of City Hall emails first exploded, some brushed it aside as much ado about nothing. While it appears there's no evidence of wrongdoing in the emails, there is an apparent goldmine of hilariously embarrassing... Read more
Mayoral candidate and City Councillor At-Large Michael Flaherty takes a break from the campaign trail on Monday to head into court for jury duty. The former prosecutor has been summoned to Suffolk Superior Court. The last time he had jury duty several... Read more
Talk about a late Friday news dump. Mayor Thomas Menino’s office has released a list of thousands of emails. The list itself totaled 200 pages laying out emails that top Menino aide Michael Kineavy both sent and received between Sept. 2, 2008 and April... Read more
Despite some initial reluctance among some members, the Dorchester delegation overwhelmingly voted this week to hand Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint an interim U.S. senator.
State Sen. Jack Hart (D-South Boston) was the lone vote against the... Read more
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