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Josh Kraft slams Boston Mayor Wu’s Mass and Cass plan: ‘A clear failure’
Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft hammered Mayor Michelle Wu over worsening conditions in neighborhoods taxed by Mass and ...
Kraft criticizes Wu administration’s plan to combat Mass and Cass crisis
Mass and Cass has become more than just a street corner. It’s now the focus of what advocates call a public health crisis in ...
Josh Kraft Helped by Dad, Rich Pals in Bid to Oust Boston Mayor
Josh Kraft is a political novice seeking to become the first person in 76 years to unseat an incumbent mayor in Boston — and ...
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has a surprising role model: Boston’s Michelle Wu
The left-wing state Assemblyman has repeatedly cited one sitting mayor as a person whose time in office inspires him: None ...
These are the Big 3 issues to watch in Boston’s mayoral race — and one sleeper
Housing affordability, public safety, and the White Stadium renovations dominate the Boston mayoral campaign as super PACs ...
Healey’s big money month
DOLLAR SIGNS — Gov. Maura Healey will report raising $565,000 in June, according to her campaign, her biggest single-month haul since taking office.
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When to expect the heaviest traffic over the Fourth of July weekend
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Boston voters recently got an anonymous text slamming Mayor Wu. Here’s who it came from.
The real scandal may be that this anonymous text, sent in the midst of a heated mayor’s race, is perfectly legal and largely ...
Mayor Wu says interest is growing in downtown office-housing conversion program
Interest continues to build in Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax- incentive program to help convert older office buildings in downtown ...
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This issue won big in NYC’s mayoral race. Why Wu, Kraft should pay attention | Bay State Briefing
In Boston, meanwhile, Democratic mayoral hopeful Josh Kraft and incumbent Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu have spent the last couple of weeks smacking each other silly over bike lanes and the cost of ...
Boston’s Mass and Cass plan a failure, admits top Wu official amid complaints of ‘out-of-control’ drug use
A top Wu administration official admitted that the city’s plan to tackle the open-air drug market at Mass and Cass has failed after being bombarded by complaints from residents who say the ...
When money doesn’t matter
In elective politics, it’s always better to have more money than your opponent. But it can’t buy you an election victory.