Will white people be allowed to attend Mayor Michelle Wu’s events in New Hampshire this weekend on behalf of Dementia Joe Biden? This is a legitimate question. I mean, Wu has a record of holding separate-but-equal, no-whites-need-apply public events, as recently as last month, when she became the Democrat party’s national face of the new … Read more
When New Hampshire voters greet Michelle Wu at their door this weekend, here are five questions to throw at her: If the New Hampshire primary is meaningless, what are you doing here? Do you support military funding for Israel? Do you think Hamas is a terrorist organization? Do you believe it’s appropriate to exclude people … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is joining the weekend party in New Hampshire, where she will campaign for President Biden ahead of Tuesday’s primary, which is already drawing leading Republican candidates to the state. Unlike the other candidates, however, Biden will have to win a write-in campaign. The president chose not to put his name on … Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu will not be replacing former Harvard President Claudine Gay, she stated on WCVB’s On the Record segment aired Sunday, speaking to the heavily-besieged president’s resignation from her alma mater. “I have absolutely no plans to leave this amazing job that I have,” Wu said, laughing intermittently following a question about her interest … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu laid out her vision for the upcoming year, making a number of commitments around housing affordability, public education and green initiatives in her second state of the city address on Tuesday. Speaking at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Wu described the state of the city as “strong,” highlighting prior efforts … Read more
Things you won’t hear Michelle Wu say in her State of the City address Tuesday night: Retail shopping is booming in Downtown Crossing. We’re putting the Christopher Columbus statue back up. No! More! Bike Lanes! Boston Public Schools are safer than ever. It’s about time the City Council finally got raises! Now halfway through her … Read more
The Boston City Council is kicking off the new year with an $11,500 raise, a bump that will increase each council member’s salary from $103,500 to $115,000. The raises were approved by the City Council in November of last year, but only became effective on Jan. 1, per state ethics laws, which dictate that all … Read more
Ruthzee Louijeune cruised to a 13-0 sweep to become the next president of the Boston City Council, but the vote may have been manipulated by former Councilor Tito Jackson, who reportedly asked another candidate to step aside to make it unanimous. The Herald has learned that another at-large councilor, Julia Mejia, was asked not to … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn said he was forced to make difficult decisions as part of his efforts to provide positive leadership during a tumultuous two-year period for a body tarred by its ethical and legal lapses. As he prepares to hand over the gavel to the body’s undetermined new leader, Flynn points … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn defended his father’s “record on race relations” in the wake of criticism that’s been leveled at former Mayor Ray Flynn as part of a new documentary recounting the 1989 Stuart murder. Flynn said that while he hasn’t seen the documentary, a collaboration between HBO and the Boston Globe … Read more
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