Mayor Marty Walsh
Conservative Group Questions Walsh’s Role in HuffPo Hit Piece on Federal Prosecutor
A national Republican group has filed a public records request with Mayor Marty Walsh’s office to determine the extent of City Hall’s involvement, if any, in […]
Optimism and Concern as Official Boston Creates Plan Is Unveiled
It’s just a beginning. That’s what Mayor Marty Walsh said last month when he unveiled Boston Creates, the city’s newly minted ten-year cultural plan that […]
Second Walsh Administration Official Arrested on Federal Extortion Charges
A second member of Mayor Marty Walsh’s administration has been arrested on federal extortion charges, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced early Wednesday morning. City of Boston […]
BPS Superintendent Chang Names Interim Boston Latin Headmaster
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang has named Michael Contompasis, a former Boston Latin School headmaster and BPS superintendent, interim headmaster of the nation’s oldest public school, […]
Mayor Marty Walsh: Transparency Can Sometimes Make It Hard to Do My Job
A spokesperson for then-mayoral candidate Marty Walsh said in 2013 that he had made transparency “a centerpiece of his campaign and of every policy plan he has put […]
Mayor Marty Walsh Announces ‘Pet Sounds’ Day in Boston
Wouldn’t it be nice if Boston had a day honoring the Beach Boys? Well, now it does. On Thursday afternoon, Mayor Marty Walsh announced that […]
Charlie Baker Reverses Deval Patrick Policy on Illegal Immigration
Gov. Charlie Baker is making a major change to an illegal immigration policy instituted by Deval Patrick. According to the Boston Herald, the Baker administration […]
IOC Member Says Walsh Aide Indictment Makes Mega-Event Planners Wary
The federal indictment of Mayor Marty Walsh’s tourism czar may give international mega-event organizers pause, says one of men behind an event Boston overwhelmingly rejected. […]
Walsh Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Extortion Charge
Kenneth Brissette, Mayor Marty Walsh’s tourism czar, pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday afternoon after he was charged with “union-related extortion” in relation to […]
Boston’s Creative Crisis
Marty Walsh’s $1.4 million Boston Creates plan was supposed to turbocharge the city’s arts scene. A year after its launch, are we ever going to get anything other than a series of kumbaya sessions and generic platitudes?
Walsh Administration Official Arrested on ‘Union-Related Extortion’
Kenneth Brissette, City Hall’s director of Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment, has been arrested for “union-related extortion,” U.S. District Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced Thursday morning. […]
Boston Public Schools Students Stage Second Walkout Protesting Budget Cuts
Hundreds of Boston Public Schools students, joined by parents, teachers, and labor organizers, gathered in City Hall Plaza to protest budget cuts and school closings. […]
Boston Public School Students to Protest Budget Cuts Today
Boston students are once again taking to the streets on Tuesday to protest planned cuts to public school budgets. According to the Boston Globe, participating […]
Tito Jackson Invites Protesting Students to City Hall
On the eve of another walkout over budget cuts, Tito Jackson has invited protesting Boston Public Schools students to his committee meeting at City Hall, […]
Marty Walsh Increases Defense Attorney’s Taxpayer-Funded Contact to $200,000
Mayor Marty Walsh increased his high-profile defense attorney’s taxpayer-funded contact to $200,000, as federal investigators continue to probe whether City Hall used strong-arm tactics to […]