Ayanna Pressley
Here Are The Winners of the 2013 Boston Political Awards
Last week, I asked you to vote for the 2013 Massachusetts political award winners. Now it’s time for the results—and my thoughts. I am in […]
Boston Could Soon Have More Control Over the Liquor License Cap
City Councilor Ayanna Pressley has been working for more than two years to try and pass legislation that would put the control on the number […]
Q&A #6: 2014 Races, My View
“Pete Christopher” asks: What (if anything) from the most recent insiders poll do you disagree with most? Well, I am not calling them idiots this […]
Q&A #5: The Clark And Walsh Dominos
“ANSC” asks: Could you please preview the races for Marty Walsh and (presumably) Katherine Clark’s seats? A few people asked about Katherine Clark’s state senate […]
The More The City Council Changes, The More It Stays The Same
Boston doesn’t do change very well (as I mentioned in my post on the mayoral election). That showed in Tuesday’s City Council elections, which were […]
Q&A #4: Predictions on the City Council Races
“Kevin” asks: Other than D5, are there going to be any competitive City Council races in the general election? It seems like there is such […]
Q&A #1: What’s Next For The Mayoral Also-Rans?
Two quick similar questions to start off Ask Me Anything Day. “Grant” asks: What happens to the failed mayoral candidates? Does losing a wide-open mayoral […]
Update: Boston’s City Council Candidates
All eyes are on Boston’s mayoral race, but voters will also elect 13 city councilors—four citywide, and one in each of nine districts. To help […]
The Changing Face of the City Council
Michael Flaherty erased any question about his second act in Boston politics with a convincing second-place finish in the at-large City Council race—even topping Stephen […]
It’s Connolly Vs. Walsh
Marty Walsh and John Connolly took the most votes and won the chance to face each other in a general election this November. At the end […]
10 Ways The Universe Conspired To Depress Turnout
We have no idea how many people will vote in today’s preliminary municipal election, and I am not as pessimistic as some. But I do […]
The Boston Mayoral/City Council Preliminary Prediction Contest!
How It’s Gonna Work: You pick the order in which the 12 mayoral candidates will finish in Tuesday’s preliminary. List them in order, 1 through […]
Get to Know the Boston City Council Candidates
All eyes are on Boston’s mayoral race, but voters will also elect 13 city councilors—four citywide, and one in each of nine districts. To help […]
Boston’s Women’s Groups Have Questions For The Next Mayor
A coalition of organizations want to make certain that women’s issues—serious, sometimes uncomfortable issues—get some attention during this year’s mayoral campaign. They’d also like to […]
August 23 Is Officially ‘Girl Power Day’ In Boston and Menino Has the Pen to Prove It
Taking a title straight from a Spice Girls book from the late nineties, Mayor Tom Menino has officially designated August 23 as “Girl Power Day” […]