Take outgoing District 5 Councilor Tim McCarthy, who has historically had bad positions on cannabis, endorsed Gov. Charlie Baker in 2018, and often suffers from the same Caucasian derangement syndrome as the governor.
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‘DOLLAR’ BILL LINEHAN AND THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL DEFEND $25K PAY RAISE PROPOSAL
It's not surprising that some harder-working members who may actually deserve a raise stood up against one, or at least avoided embarrassing themselves.