Mayor Marty Walsh
Marty Walsh Is Trying to Nip Tito Jackson’s Progressive Charge in the Bud
Let’s take a quick inventory of what Marty Walsh has been up to in the week since Tito Jackson formally announced his candidacy for mayor, shall we? […]
Mayor Walsh Makes the Case for Marty at the 2017 State of the City
He doesn’t see it this way, or at least that was the impression he wanted to give to reporters, but Marty Walsh spent the 2017 State of […]
Thousands Overwhelmed Faneuil Hall at Boston’s Pro-ACA Rally
As Republicans begin the process of eliminating the Affordable Care Act, demonstrators and most of the Massachusetts congressional delegation overwhelmed Faneuil Hall this weekend with a […]
At Campaign Kickoff, Tito Jackson Hammers Walsh on 2024, GE Deal
If there’s enough daylight between Tito Jackson and Marty Walsh, the Roxbury councillor is betting everything it lay to the left. Jackson formally announced his mayoral bid Thursday […]
Tito Jackson Will Run for Mayor
Tito Jackson has announced he will challenge Marty Walsh for mayor, following months of mounting speculation. The District 7 councillor emailed supporters Wednesday night announcing […]
Marty Walsh Thinks Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens Should Be in the Hall of Fame
Mayor Marty Walsh may not agree with Curt Schilling politically, but the lifelong Red Sox fans believes No. 34 deserves to be enshrined in Cooperstown. […]
Who’s Afraid of Marty Walsh?
After three years in office, the mayor has had nearly as many setbacks as successes. So why doesn’t anyone have the guts to run against him as he seeks reelection this year?
City’s Gender Pay Gap Report a Good Start, But Lack of Race Info Glaring
Mayor Marty Walsh released a new report on the city’s gender pay gap Thursday, which found that women in Boston earn 77 cents for every dollar their […]
Mayor Walsh Declares Thursday Boston Music Awards Day
Following in the footsteps of Guster, Godsmack, and Patti Smith, the Boston Music Awards will now have its own day in Boston. The city will […]
Marty Walsh: Hamilton Performance Shouldn’t ‘Have Gotten Political’
A Hamilton performance was at the center of attention this weekend after the cast delivered a statement to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence saying they feared Donald Trump administration “will not […]
Walsh’s Wiretapped Convo Leaked as Labor Probe Winds Down
An account of a wiretapped conversation from 2012 involving Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, who at the time was head of the Building Trades, has been […]
Marty Walsh Blasts Donald Trump’s ‘Absurd’ Attack on Roe v. Wade
Mayor Marty Walsh rekindled his feud with Donald Trump in a Herald Radio interview Wednesday, blasting the Republican president-elect for his rhetoric on abortion rights and immigration. […]
Mayor Walsh Pledges Not to ‘Compromise Our Values’ Under Trump
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says he will try to cooperate with the incoming administration of Donald Trump and give him “a chance to lead,” but pledged not to “compromise our […]
Boston Already Has Some Sanctuary City Protections
City Councilor Tito Jackson earned plaudits when he proposed making Boston a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants following President-Elect Donald Trump’s call for the mass deportation […]
Voters Reject Question 2, Charter School Cap Will Remain
The cap on charter school expansion in Massachusetts is here to stay—for now. Voters have rejected Question 2, the ballot measure that sought to lift the cap, […]