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MA Should Follow Boston and Maine, Divest from Fossil Fuels

November 22, 2021 By Luke Johnson 12 Comments

Today, Michelle Wu signed a measure into law for the first time as mayor of Boston. The measure is to divest city funds from the fossil fuel industry. This is an astronomical move for a city like Boston and will create the groundwork for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, Featured, Subscriptions, User Tagged With: charlie-baker, Fossil Fuels, governor, Mayor Wu, Michelle Wu

Back to the Future – Time to Get Back to Work on Issues before the Boston City council

December 13, 2013 By judy-meredith 9 Comments

I’m dropping out of the twitter echo chamber on the Michelle Wu discussion. It’s hard to express yourself in 140 characters without resorting to insults and enough of that. I plead guilty to helping to crowd out other important policy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Michelle Wu

What do we know?

December 13, 2013 By kevinf Leave a Comment

A couple of days ago I put up a post in defense of Michelle Wu. I purposefully stayed away from the comments and twitter until the next day, convinced I would wake up to ALL CAPS screeds calling me anything but a child of God. Thankfully, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Kevin Franck, Michelle Wu

Progressives, Let’s Give Michelle Wu Some Slack

December 11, 2013 By kevinf 17 Comments

Michelle Wu has been taking some heat for her decision to support Bill Linehan to lead the Boston City Council. Linehan is not a favorite in progressive circles, but that's exactly why I think Michelle made the right decision. Now, Wu, one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, boston-city-council, Kevin Franck, Michelle Wu

How to Win In Boston: Race, Class, or Being Michelle Wu

November 9, 2013 By Benjamin Day 3 Comments

% Votes for Ayanna Pressley, by Precinct

Boston's 2013 municipal election was extraordinary not just as the first open Mayoral race in twenty years or the free-wheeling preliminaries, but because Marty Walsh and Michelle Wu secured victory with very unorthodox neighborhood … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2013 Elections, Annissa Essaibi-George, ayanna-pressley, boston, elections, jack kelly, jeff-ross, john-connolly, Martin Keogh, marty-walsh, mayor, michael-flaherty, Michelle Wu, Stephen Murphy

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wilnelia_rivera Wilnelia Rivera @wilnelia_rivera ·
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We always knew the court case would not be enough to defeat #BigTech now with a longer runway its time we take he biggest fight we will face @Massnotforsale anyone that tell you otherwise, follow the $ and relationships #mapoli

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memonnasim Nasim G. Memon, M.Sc. @memonnasim ·
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Why didn't the @bostonpolice or the #Massachusetts #StatePolice or the @MBTATransitPD stop these #WhiteSupremacist in their tracks on #Saturday? #MA will not become #Mississippi!
#bospoli #mapoli

Ruthzee Louijeune @Ruthzee

Today @MayorWu and @DARollins held a press conference on white supremacist activity.

Our Black & Brown, Asian, LGBTQ+, & Jewish communities have been experiencing increased threats & attacks.

We must stand united in solidarity with each other against white supremacy.

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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Hey - if you used MBTA to exit the big July 4 fireworks, DM me. I am curious what this big test of the "broken down" system produced. According to Globe commentary, coverage, and tweets there's no way this would have worked smoothly. Did it? #mapoli

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openletterbot Open Letters @openletterbot ·
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🖋 Sign “Women's rights - we voted, now act!” and I’ll deliver a copy to your officials: https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=835740314006511618&text=sign%20PCEDMC

📨 No. 1 is from @patientpolitics to @SenMarkey, @SenWarren and @RepPressley #MA07 #MApoli #MApols #EndTheFilibuster

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briannasunryd Brianna Sunryd @briannasunryd ·
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The @MA_Senate approved Pandemic Policy Extensions Bill today — including virtual and remote #localgov public meetings until December 15, 2023. Great news for #mapoli and crucial in preserving gains in #publicparticipation

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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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Rayla "has made attacking public schools and local libraries the focus of her campaign—even though the secretary of the commonwealth has no control over either" https://digboston.com/the-biggest-masshole-in-massachusetts-is-running-for-secretary-of-state/ #mapoli #bospoli

#Jan6Hearings Can DiSantos do Trumpism? Yes, Trump would destroy the GOP 1st.

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