Mayor Marty Walsh
Gov. Charlie Baker: No Syrian Refugees in Massachusetts—For Now
Update: Monday, 3:51 p.m. Mayor Marty Walsh released the following statement: As a city and as a country it is not our custom to turn […]
Mayor Marty Walsh Signs Ordinance Banning Replica Handguns
Mayor Marty Walsh signed an ordinance Monday morning banning replica handguns in all public spaces, effective immediately. Walsh was joined by Boston Police Commissioner Bill […]
Mayor Walsh Says Bike-Inclusive ‘Complete Streets’ Will Be Boston’s Default Design
Speaking at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast Thursday morning, Mayor Marty Walsh announced that “Complete Streets” would be the new standard for city planning […]
Mayor Marty Walsh Says He’ll Seek Second Term in 2017
Mayor Marty Walsh says he will seek a second term in 2017, just 20 eventful months into his first. Walsh made the announcement in a sit-down interview […]
Trump Responds to Mayor Walsh’s Ice Bucket Challenge: ‘Get a Real Mayor’
The feud between Mayor Marty Walsh and 2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump could’ve been over by now. On Friday, Walsh took the ALS Ice Bucket […]
Watch Mayor Marty Walsh Take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Mayor Marty Walsh became the latest public official to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, treating himself to an icy shower in City Hall Plaza […]
Another Public Records Headache for Boston City Hall
The forward thinking administration of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has gone out of its way to distance itself from its predecessor and prove it is on […]
State Finds Problems with City Hall’s Handling of Boston 2024 Records
In June, Boston magazine asked, “Does Boston City Hall Have a Public Records Problem?” Last week, the state appears to have offered an answer: “Yup.” […]
Mayor Walsh, Curt Schilling Call for Ban on Smokeless Tobacco at Ballparks
Mayor Marty Walsh wants to rid the city’s ballfields, big and small, of smokeless tobacco. Walsh announced Wednesday his proposal for banning snuff and chewing tobacco from […]
Boston 2024 Is Dead: A Eulogy
Leave it to Boston to find a way to win, even in defeat. Perhaps because it’s not really Boston who has lost. That would be […]
Boston 2024 Says It Will Release Sought-After Bid Chapters Next Week
Facing pressure from Mayor Marty Walsh and a potential siege of subpoenas from both Boston and Cambridge‘s city councils, Boston 2024 organizers say they will […]
City of Boston Receives $100,000 Award from National Endowment for the Arts
Mayor Marty Walsh announced today that the City of Boston has received a $100,000 Our Town award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which […]
Donald Trump Probably Didn’t Want to Build in Boston Anyway
In many ways, Mayor Marty Walsh has already set himself apart from his 20-year predecessor, the late Tom Menino. Walsh has hired young and embraced data-driven decision-making, […]
Politicians Cash In on New Massachusetts Campaign Limits
The doubling of Massachusetts’s meager $500 annual campaign contribution limit was a long time coming—and much needed. In the long run, it should allow challengers […]
Marty Walsh Got Some Big Ideas in Colorado
Mayor Marty Walsh has been in Colorado this week to participate in the Aspen Ideas Festival. What’s that, you ask? It’s kind of like summer camp […]