Politics
The Boston Phoenix has reached back into its archives for this June 1979 profile of Mel King when he was running for mayor.
Some of the highlights:
Still later, as a fledgling member of the Massachusetts House, King attracted more attention for his... Read more
If the Legislature decides to override his veto of funds for the Franklin Park Zoo, Gov. Deval Patrick said his plan to keep health insurance coverage for 30,000 legal immigrants will be endangered.
“If the veto is overridden, the Legislature is making... Read more
From the Dept. of Oops: In a release promoting a proposal on term limits for Boston mayors, the Yoon camp goofed on the number of popes and U.S. presidents since 1968.
Noting that there have been three mayors (Kevin White, Ray Flynn, and current incumbent... Read more
The symbolism is hardly subtle: On the same day that Mayor Thomas Menino hits a milestone – 5,846 days in office – surpassing the amount of days former Mayor Kevin White served, City Councillor At-Large and mayoral candidate Sam Yoon is pushing a term... Read more
Wondering where you can meet your favorite mayoral candidate? Agendas are provided by the Menino, Flaherty, Yoon and McCrea campaigns and laboriously pasted here by Lit Drop staff. Please note that plans can change on the campaign trail at a moment’s... Read more
The Lit Drop pointed to the Yoon camp this morning and its borrowing of mayoral candidate Michael Flaherty’s ad campaign. But it turns out Flaherty potentially has his own problem with the ad campaign: Apple and its copyright.
John Ruch of the Jamaica... Read more
In a fundraising appeal sent out this morning, City Councillor At-Large Sam Yoon appears to take a page out of fellow Councillor Michael Flaherty's playbook.
Promoting his proposal encouraging city workers to use ZipCar, the Yoon camp copied Flaherty's "... Read more
The Legislature's Education Committee has scheduled a hearing for later this month on Mayor Thomas Menino's plan to create "in-district" charter schools, a policy reversal for him.
Menino has said if the proposal doesn't pass during the current two-year... Read more
The Globe: "There's trouble afoot for Mayor Thomas M. Menino. More specifically, it's the right foot that has been giving the 66-year-old mayor trouble."
The Herald: "The mayor, trying to give Hub commerce a kick, hopped along in an aircast today as he... Read more
If it was a choice between saving just you or a Yankees player from a burning house, he'd save you.
The bad news: It's only because he wants to beat you, according to an email interview with a blog called DISGRASIAN. But hey, a save is a save, right?... Read more
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