Michael McCormack

Boston city councilor ducks four more public safety votes amid attendance scrutiny

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A Boston city councilor with a record of ducking key public safety votes and overseeing a budget last year that sought to cut millions from the police department left the room this week to avoid voting on four police contract funding requests. Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was present for the Wednesday City Council meeting, but … Read more

Boston City Hall roiled by email party invitation for ‘electeds of color’ sent to all

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A Wu administration official, on behalf of the mayor, mistakenly sent all Boston city councilors an email Tuesday inviting them to a holiday party that was meant exclusively for “electeds of color,” prompting an apology and mixed reactions. Denise DosSantos, the mayor’s director of City Council relations, told the body’s “honorable members” that, “on behalf … Read more