Boston Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang made the announcement about the new interim headmaster for the embattled Boston Latin School, but if you look closely, you can see Mayor Marty Walsh’s hand […]
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Latin School leadership lessons
When the city moved to mayoral control of the Boston Public Schools more than two decades ago, it brought clarity to one central issue that has bedeviled struggling urban districts […]
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Walsh-Globe records fight takes interesting turn
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s administration is refusing to comply with an order from the state’s supervisor of public records to release any documents the city has received from or turned […]
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Labor pain for Walsh
Yesterday may have been the worst day of Marty Walsh’s tenure as mayor of Boston. He can only hope that the same is still being said a year from now. […]
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Bipartisan buzzkill
After the struggle to get medical marijuana off the ground, did anyone really think there would be little institutional resistance to legalizing recreational use and commercial sale of pot? Gov. […]
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Walsh’s friends with benefits
The Boston Globe on Sunday continued its fascinating look at people who are profiting from their friendship with Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, with an inside look at two political players […]
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Math and spine test for Boston City Council
Boston’s city charter provides for a strong-mayor system of government. It may, in fact, be one of the strongest city executive structures in the country. That’s why the City Council […]
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Suffolk’s McKenna gaining upper hand
Suffolk University President Margaret McKenna met for four hours on Wednesday with her nemesis on the board of trustees, a sign that some resolution of the ugly public fight over […]
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Walsh cashes in his chips
Maybe it was the heady feeling of closing the deal to bring General Electric to town or perhaps the realization that he needed to cut his losses that pushed Boston […]
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GE coming because of our brains, not brilliant pols
With all the excitement and high-fiving among state and city and leaders starting to wind down, now comes the annoying reality check on the General Electric news that ruins all […]
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Marty hearts Hillary
Hillary Clinton came to Boston yesterday for the kind of stop any Democrat running for president is eager to make — for a rally where the city’s mayor endorses your […]
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Is Grand Prix of Boston about to hit the wall?
If it feels like we’ve seen this movie before. Mayor Marty Walsh gets out in front in support of the idea of a big sports event coming to Boston. Other […]
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No nightclub for Everett casino
WYNN RESORTS, which touts itself as an all-inclusive mecca that offers entertainment choices beyond gambling, has killed the planned nightclub at its proposed Everett casino because state alcohol laws require […]
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Watching Teamsters reruns
Federal charges of strong-arming film producers to force them to hire local Teamster drivers. Threats of violence and vandalism to send a message to nonunion production companies. Ties to an […]
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The lowdown on Sullivan Square
IF YOU DON’T live in or around Charlestown, chances are you have no idea why so much of the Wynn Resorts casino debate centers around fixing traffic problems in Sullivan […]
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Charter school chess match
With yesterday’s filing of a class-action lawsuit challenging state limits on charter schools, the debate over the publicly-funded, but independently operated, schools becomes a complicated chess match that will now […]
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Political gab hour hits Hub
Think of them as falling somewhere between Meet the Press and The Late Show. This week saw the third installment of the Boston Globe’s Political Happy Hour as Boston Mayor […]
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Gaming commission dismisses Boston’s allegations
IN THE LATEST blow to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s war on a proposed casino in Everett, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission dismissed the city’s allegations that investigators for Wynn Resorts improperly […]
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Raising a stink at Boston City Council
Resolved: There is no good time and it never looks good for elected officials to propose and vote on their own raises. But, really, doesn’t City Councilor Bill Linehan, in rejecting […]
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Bloody night in Greater Boston
Gun violence has become the Muzak soundtrack to life in urban America: It’s always there, it’s bothersome, and it’s barely noticed after a while. At least by those outside its […]
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Boston’s data plan
Mayor Marty Walsh is determined to go boldly into the 21st century. Or at least make sure Boston arrives, even if a little late, at the end of the 20th. […]
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Wynn calls Walsh ‘irresponsible’
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has been taking a lot of shots lately. His indecision about hosting the Olympic Games in 2024 prompted the US Olympic Committee to abandon Boston and […]
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Walsh claims he can’t grab texts, LOL
The Boston Globe and Mike Beaudet, a longtime investigative reporter for Fox 25 and journalism professor at Northeastern University, made multiple and separate requests for texts between Walsh and his chief […]
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An Olympic accounting
Thank God it’s over.That was the overwhelming sentiment among the area’s columnists and editorial pages. Boston Globe columnists Joan Vennochi, Dan Shaughnessy, Dante Ramos, John Powers, and Kevin Cullen all welcomed […]