Michelle Wu
Two Councilors Criticize Mayor Walsh Over Probation Verdict Comments
Mayor Marty Walsh’s recent comments about the John O’Brien probation patronage verdict have now drawn criticism from two City Councilors, while a third defended Walsh. […]
Scenes from the 2014 Boston Pride Parade and Festival
This past Saturday, the annual Boston Pride parade drew a record 25,000 people and 200 groups to march from Copley Square to City Hall Plaza, led […]
City Council Unanimously Supports ‘Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Ordinance’
As Boston celebrates Pride Week, city officials showed, once again, that they stand behind the LGBT community. During a meeting on Wednesday, the City Council […]
City Councilors Back Plan to Ban Non-Competes
UPDATE: Boston officials unanimously backed a proposal to send a resolution to Beacon Hill legislators, calling for a ban on all non-competes. .@BOSCityCouncil resolution for […]
City Councilors Call for Healthcare Coverage for Gender Reassignment Surgery
City Councilors Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley filed an ordinance this week that, if passed, would allow city employees that identify as transgender to be […]
Politicians Predict the Red Sox Season
With the thrill of baseball back upon us, I asked local pols via Twitter for their predictions of the number of games the team […]
Chart of the Week: Breaking Down the Lobbyist Money in Boston’s Elections
Lobbyists registered with the state of Massachusetts give a lot of money to politicians, but usually focus their funds on the statehouse lawmakers who they […]
Sen. Ed Markey Wants Guns to Have Owner Recognition Technology
Referencing the latest James Bond film, U.S. Senator Ed Markey said he wants to bring technology to the table when it comes to talks about […]
Q&A #7: How Wounded Is Michelle Wu?
“Pete Christopher” asks the inevitable: Are Michelle Wu’s 2013 supporters going to hold the Linehan vote against her come 2015? How can she repair the […]
Q&A #6: Oh, All Those 2013 Boston Election Votes
Via email, “Kim” asks: My head is still spinning from all of the elections in 2013. How many did we have (in Mass., but especially […]
It’s Ask Bernstein Anything Day!
“It is not every question that deserves an answer,” Publius wrote. I disagree! (Although I do think Proverbs is onto something with “Answer a fool […]
Bill Linehan Elected As New City Council President
It didn’t happen without a fight—and some hissing from the crowd—but following an 8 to 5 vote during the first meeting of 2014, Bill Linehan […]
Wu Do You Love?
You might be surprised to hear this, but historically there is very little evidence that significant numbers of the electorate will alter their vote based […]
Here Are The Winners of the 2013 Boston Political Awards
Last week, I asked you to vote for the 2013 Massachusetts political award winners. Now it’s time for the results—and my thoughts. I am in […]
The More The City Council Changes, The More It Stays The Same
Boston doesn’t do change very well (as I mentioned in my post on the mayoral election). That showed in Tuesday’s City Council elections, which were […]