Tag Archives: Mayor Marty Walsh

Political wheeling and dealing flirts with criminal

Posted on August 11, 2019 by aronsbarron

You scratch my back; I’ll scratch yours has always been one of the rules of the political road in Boston. Behaviors can be very subtle but still powerful, their meaning clear. As alderman, state rep and state senator, Martin Lomasney … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged City Hall strong-arms permit applicant, employees convicted of conspiracy and extortion, extorting union jobs, Fred Langone, Kenneth Brissette and Timothy Sullivan, Martin Lomasney, Mayor Marty Walsh, quid pro quos in city business | 2 Comments

Walsh’s “State-of-the-City”: a clarion call

Posted on January 16, 2019 by aronsbarron

If you want to hear everything our national government now is not, listen to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s state-of-the-city address. In a rousing half-hour speech at Symphony Hall, he credibly held out Boston as a model to be emulated nationally. … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Governor Charlie Baker, increasing diversity in Boston, investing in infrastructure and education, Mayor Marty Walsh, State of the City address, unemployment at historic low | Leave a comment

Boston’s election matters beyond Boston

Posted on October 29, 2017 by aronsbarron

Where ‘ya from? Travel anywhere outside New England, and the answer is likely to be “Boston.” Whether we live in Newton, Lowell or Quincy, Boston’s decision to reelect Marty Walsh or choose Tito Jackson to be mayor has consequences for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged affording housing in Boston, Boston mayoral election, Boston schools achievement gap, Building housing in Boston, Councillor Tito Jackson, Mayor Marty Walsh, Millennials spur Boston growth | 1 Comment

Walsh positions Boston in the vanguard

Posted on January 29, 2017 by aronsbarron

“We face a new reality in our relationship with the federal government,” and mayors, city councilors, state legislators, the public and the business community have to tackle the challenges together, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh told the business community Thursday at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged class divisions in Boston, Councilor Tito Jackson, failed Olympics bid, fighting Obamacare repeal, fighting Trump on sanctuary cities, Indy Car race fiasco, Mayor Marty Walsh, Millennium Partners Winthrop Square project, strong-arming for union jobs, The New England Council | Leave a comment

Women’s March Boston: life in the bubble?

Posted on January 22, 2017 by aronsbarron

I hate being in large crowds but had to be at Boston Common yesterday for the local version of the Women’s March occurring in hundreds of cities around the nation and on all continents. As with anti-Vietnam War marches in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Common, Donald Trump, life in the bubble, Mayor Marty Walsh, post-inaugural protests, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Women's March Boston | 7 Comments

Anteing up for the arts

Posted on April 30, 2016 by aronsbarron

Massachusetts is a world-class laggard when it comes to public support of the arts, and things could get even worse. The Massachusetts House just cut funding for the Mass. Cultural Council (MCC) by $2 million, to $12.2 million. (Originally, House Ways & Means had tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Politics | Tagged arts czar Julie Burros, Berkshire County arts economy, Boston Ballet, dedicated revenue stream for arts, Economic impact of arts organization, Funding the arts, MA House Ways & Means fy '17 budget, Mass. Cultural Coundil, Mayor Marty Walsh, Museum of Fine Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, other cities public support of arts, Public support for arts in Massachusetts, state control of city funding, Tanglewood Music Center, The Boston Foundation study of arts funding | Leave a comment

Backlog of complaints? Hit the delete button!

Posted on February 22, 2015 by aronsbarron

Forty years ago, Italian postal workers faced a backlog of 20 million pieces of mail following a series of strikes. Unlike London, which faced a similar problem and simply took a couple of weeks to eliminate the backlog, the Italians … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged deleting resident complaints, Italian postal workers, Mayor Marty Walsh, snow removal problems | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Mayor Marty Walsh

Political wheeling and dealing flirts with criminal

Walsh’s “State-of-the-City”: a clarion call

Boston’s election matters beyond Boston

Walsh positions Boston in the vanguard

Women’s March Boston: life in the bubble?

Anteing up for the arts

Backlog of complaints? Hit the delete button!

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