Boston City Council election: political fault lines emerge | #citycouncil
Those dynamics mirror the 2021 mayor’s race, and raise a host of questions — set to be answered with the Nov. 7 general election — about the current state of the city’s political mood. Two years ago, city politics took a notable turn to the left with the decisive election of Wu. This week, voters […]
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Boston City Council head calls for new parking rules amid councilor crash controversy – NBC Boston | #citycouncil
Days after a Boston City Council member’s crash into a Jamaica Plain house, the body’s president is requesting new parking regulations for workers at city hall. In a letter dated Wednesday and obtained Friday by NBC10 Boston, Ed Flynn asked that proof of license, registration and insurance be required for employees to park. “In light […]
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Ed Flynn calls out Kendra Lara, Ricardo Arroyo on Boston City Council – NBC Boston | #citycouncil
The president of Boston City Council says colleagues’ recent “ethical and legal lapses” are drawing “negative attention” to the body and distracting from the work it’s doing. Ed Flynn referred to Councilor Kendra Lara’s crash into a Jamaica Plain house last week, in which she was allegedly driving with a revoked license, and to Councilor […]
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Boston City Council president calls out colleagues in statement | #citycouncil
One of Boston’s most senior elected officials says the city’s residents “deserve better” and is calling two of his colleagues to task for what he calls “troubling ethical and legal lapses.” City Council President Ed Flynn, who represents District 2 and was first elected in 2017, issued the scathing statement on Wednesday. In it, he […]
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