Marty Walsh credits Charlie Baker’s Boston hustle
Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s political fieldwork for Martha Coakley wasn’t enough to counter Charlie Baker’s barnstorming strategy of siphoning off Boston votes — and apparently it wasn’t enough to remind...
View ArticleFORT WAYNE CHOSEN FOR PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST HOMELESS POPULATION (City of...
(Source: City of Fort Wayne, IN) 27 January 2015 January 27, 2015 - Mayor Tom Henry and social service partners today announced the City of Fort Wayne has been chosen to participate in a pilot program...
View ArticleMayor Martin J. Walsh petitions to lift residency rule
In a major reversal, Mayor Martin J. Walsh is seeking to waive the requirement that his top staff live in Boston, a softening of a nearly-40-year-old residency provision that has some worried it’s the...
View ArticleWalsh touts longer school day
Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s plan for what he’s calling a “true turning point” for underperforming schools — extending the school day by 40 minutes — sets up a series of high-stakes votes by the union and...
View ArticleAtlanta logs dramatic turnaround in homelessness, works to place 800 people...
ATLANTA — After Larry Mainor left the armed forces, he spent years getting high on crack and sleeping in cars, under bridges, behind restaurants and even in the woods. Now, he finally has a roof over...
View ArticleCity sees gain in middle-class units
Nearly half of all new housing that began construction in Boston in the first three months of the year will be affordable to the middle class for the first time, the city says. “We saw a shift from...
View ArticleMayor Walsh targets gang members for jobs
Mayor Martin J. Walsh is using his union connections to place so-called gang “impact players” and other at-risk kids into apprenticeship programs, in an innovative push officials hope will get known...
View ArticleMohegan, Marty Walsh to talk, but not Wynn
Mayor Martin J. Walsh is set to meet today with Mohegan Sun representatives to discuss a casino mitigation deal, while Everett casino developer Wynn Resorts — with no meeting scheduled — indicated it...
View ArticleMayor Walsh Announces City has helped secure $3.8 million to help homeless...
(Source: City of Boston, MA) Mayor Walsh Announces City has helped secure $3.8 million to help homeless and at-risk veterans Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the City of Boston has helped...
View ArticleDevelopers take note as Walsh seeks bold design
Mayor Martin J. Walsh struck a chord last month when he told an audience at the Boston Chamber of Commerce that the Hub needed more innovative architecture. The city is enjoying a major building boom,...
View ArticleMayor Walsh, Mohegan Sun talking expansion
Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday revealed he’s discussing terms for “potential future expansion” of the Mohegan Sun casino development into East Boston. East Boston voters rejected a casino last...
View ArticleWalsh: Role change could save Boston bid
Mayor Martin J. Walsh strongly suggested yesterday Boston 2024 chairman John Fish should accept a diminished role with the Olympic group and instead be an “ambassador” to help keep alive the bid to...
View ArticleMayor Martin J. Walsh: ‘A ways to go’ on securing Wynn agreement
Mayor Martin J. Walsh said the city still has “a ways to go” before reaching a deal with Wynn Resorts that would clear the way for the casino giant to obtain Boston roadwork permits for its $1.6...
View ArticleCity touts diversity job plan for young men
Businesses will be asked to report how many black and Latino youths they hire, the city will track how many minorities are hired and retained by the school system, and new funding will be sought for...
View ArticleWalsh: Role change for John Fish could save Olympic bid
Mayor Martin J. Walsh strongly suggested yesterday Boston 2024 chairman John Fish should accept a diminished role with the Olympic group and instead be an “ambassador” to help keep alive the bid to...
View ArticleWalsh ready to pick up where Menino left off
Martin J. Walsh is being inaugurated as Boston’s first new mayor in a generation, sparking new optimism about the Hub’s future as he attempts to embrace the evolving city while building on the work of...
View ArticleMayor Walsh Releases Results of 2013 Homeless Census (City of Boston, MA)
(Source: City of Boston, MA) Calls on city and its partners to expand successful housing strategies to address rise in family and child homelessness Mayor Martin J. Walsh visited a city-run shelter at...
View ArticleMarty Walsh, Wynn set face-to-face
After months of radio silence, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and newly licensed Wynn Resorts are ready to talk turkey over the Everett casino’s impact on Boston, as Steve Wynn seeks to ensure the city doesn’t...
View ArticleBattenfeld: Charlie Baker, Marty Walsh as BFFs
They are the new odd couple of Massachusetts politics: a Boston Irish union Democrat and a Harvard-educated Republican CEO from suburbia. Their personal and party differences would normally be the kiss...
View ArticleWalsh, Wynn set face-to-face
After months of radio silence, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and newly licensed Wynn Resorts are ready to talk turkey over the Everett casino’s impact on Boston, as Steve Wynn seeks to ensure the city doesn’t...
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