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State of the City

FATE OF THE CITY

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted January 14, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

What Mayor Walsh’s annual address didn’t say about global warming

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACEEE, Apparent Horizon, Boston, Climate Change, Climate Ready Boston, Column, criticism, Democracy, economics, energy efficiency, Eversource, global warming, GoBoston 2030, IPCC, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, mayor Marty Walsh, National Grid, Politics, speech, State of the City, UN

A BIPARTISAN BLITZ, AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 23, 2019 Filed Under: Dear Reader, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

While they’re in Washington, they ought to give members of both national parties a lesson on public relations, because this bipartisan buddy bit they’re milking in Boston has everyone from lawmakers to dealmakers applauding while everyone else either smiles and nods or pays no attention at all.

Filed Under: Dear Reader, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, bospoli, Boston, Charlie Baker, Marty Walsh, Politics, State of the City, State of the State

BIG TALK: WALSH FUNCTIONALLY ENDS VETERAN HOMELESSNESS, BRAGS TO OBAMA

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted January 26, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

The issue of homelessness will doubtlessly be tied to the legacy of the mayor’s first years in office, and it’s no surprise that Walsh wants to spin the story.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Boston, Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Cassie Hurd, functional end, Mayor Walsh, State of the City, USICH, veteran homelessness

STATE OF THE DEPRAVITY: BELATED NOTES ON SPEECHES WRITTEN BY OPERATIVES PAID TO MAKE POLITICIANS LOOK GOOD

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 25, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Few things are less democratic than a state of the city, state, or union address. They are subjective greatest hits lists for captive audiences, written by people who are paid to make their bosses shine.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boston, Charlie Baker, development, Epicenter Community, Erin Anderson, gentrification, KillerBoomBox, Malia Lazu, Marty Walsh, State of the City, State of the Commonwealth, Symphony Hall

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