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Flaherty on LeftAhead

June 2, 2009 By Ryan

Not to be upstaged by the editors, Mike and I (well, mostly Mike) interviewed Flaherty today on our weekly podcast, LeftAhead. We covered a lot of different ground, so I'm hoping people will find it useful. Here's the player - you can also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 09, 2009, campaigns-and-elections, flaherty, leftahead, massachusetts, massmarrier, mike-flaherty, podcast, ryepower12

Yoon is running for Boston Mayor

February 8, 2009 By magic-darts

Boston.com says Sam Yoon is in for Mayor meaning a busy election in Boston. Three candidates mean a preliminary and a lot of campaigning. Let's hope that the Bostonians who came out for Obama and Patrick will realize that this race is just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, change, flaherty, mayor, menino, sam, yoon

A bad start to Michael Flaherty’s campaign for mayor

January 27, 2009 By David

Oy. Flaherty, who announced his candidacy Sunday, said the city shouldn't be pushing for a 2 percent tax increase, charging it will hurt average working families and force restaurants out of business. "A meals tax for him is the answer" as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: flaherty, meals-tax, menino

MSE: Galluccio wins

September 11, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Just talked to Flaherty's press person; Flaherty concedes to Galluccio. [UPDATE (by David, on Wednesday morning): And, as it turns out, Paul Nowicki actually came in second by wiping out every other candidate in his hometown of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: flaherty, galluccio, middlesex, middlesex,-suffolk-and-essex, nowicki, ross, suffolk-and-essex

“… whose rings must be kissed”

September 9, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Posted without comment, from the venerable Cambridge Civic Journal, aka rwinters.com:What  started out as a sleepy little filling of a vacancy in the State  Senate has, as Primary Election Day (Tues, Sept 11) approaches,  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cambridge, flaherty, galluccio, middlesex,-suffolk-and-essex, ross, rwinters

Cambridge Chronicle backs Flaherty for Senate

September 6, 2007 By David

As two BMGers have already noted, the Cambridge Chronicle has endorsed Tim Flaherty for the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex Senate seat.The Chronicle says that Flahertywas specific and multi-pronged in his approach. He said he would commission … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: flaherty, galluccio, ma, middlesex, middlesex,-suffolk-and-essex, ross, senate, suffolk-and-essex

Tim Flaherty for Senator from Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex

September 5, 2007 By the-editors

Flaherty is a strong candidate.  Years of experience as a prosecutor, including murder and other major crimes, and including management experience running the narcotics and career criminal units in his office.  More years of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: flaherty, galluccio, ma, middlesex, middlesex,-suffolk-and-essex, ross, senate, suffolk-and-essex

The Globe on Flaherty: Unsigned, Unhelpful

September 4, 2007 By rickburnes

[Cross posted from my blog.] This is why I've stopped reading unsigned editorials.The upcoming special State Senate election in Middlesex, Essex and Suffolk counties is an interesting, close race. Voters have a tough decision, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: flaherty, galluccio, middlesex, middlesex,-suffolk-and-essex, suffolk-and-essex

No-show Galluccio?

August 18, 2007 By political-inaction

Here he says: Early 2006 - .... When the committee chairs were announced, Councillor Decker (who, along with Councillor Galluccio, has maintained the worst record of committee attendance during her time on the Council) was surprisingly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barrios, flaherty, galluccio, massachusetts, nowicki, ross, senate

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