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City Hall Reporter @BostonGlobe. Past: @Statesman, @TXCapTonight @SpectrumNews1TX. @MedillSchool @NorthwesternU alum, @aaja member. đź“©[email protected]
Boston, MA
Joined May 2014
NEW: Gabriela Coletta Zapata @Gigi4District1 says she has secured enough support from her colleagues to be Boston City Council president in January. She has other news too: She’s pregnant! #bospoli My latest for @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/DSesAoSt1u
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Zapata won reelection to a second full term last week, and currently chairs the council’s powerful government operations committee.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says At-Large Councilor Henry Santana has won reelection to his seat #bospoli
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D7 Candidate Miniard Culpepper details conversation with Mayor Wu, declaring victory over Said Ahmed. @NBC10Boston #mapoli
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D7 Council Candidate Miniard Culpepper is about to declare victory at his watch party, tells me Mayor Michelle Wu called him to congratulate him. @NBC10Boston #mapoli
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Polls are now closed in the General Municipal Election. As ballots are counted, unofficial results will be updated on a rolling basis at https://t.co/slHEbRLNFh
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@BostonGlobe Meet the 8 candidates vying for citywide seats on the Boston City Council, in this roundup by my colleagues @anjalihuynh @shurufu Sadaf Tokhi and Katie Muchnick https://t.co/u4mtLE9r6C
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With Boston’s mayoral contest all but decided, much of the action this Election Day in the city will take place down ballot, including with eight candidates vying for four at-large Boston City...
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STORY: With Wu’s slated victory, all eyes are on the city council’s at-large race. Will voters show up to the polls? #bospoli My latest for @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/QgOR38phkF
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Concerns about turnout, and speculation over its implications on the race for city-wide seats on the city council, are swirling amongst Boston’s political class.
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An obvious sign that Boston’s ticket-topping mayoral race next month is not actually a race: @MayorWu has already created a committee to raise money for her inauguration next year
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Tuesday: Former mayor @MartyJWalsh says he wants "balanced" voices on the Boston city council Thursday: A super PAC emerges (w/ Walsh's former chief of staff as chair) backing candidates "who represent a balanced and fair Boston for all." https://t.co/4bOo03k4m2
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A group dubbed “A Balanced and Better Boston” filed paperwork showing it has enlisted people with direct ties to Walsh to shepherd it ahead of Election Day.
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In today's paper: Boston pays $150,000 to two Black men falsely linked to 1989 Carol Stuart murder; Seth Moulton believed to be weighing 2026 primary challenge to Ed Markey; and more. https://t.co/HWDVF0I7HX
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BREAKING: Former City Hall employee sues Boston, Mayor Wu over firing after she accused top official Segun Idowu of misconduct #bospoli By me and @GlobeAndrewRyan for @BostonGlobe. This is a developing story, check back for updates! https://t.co/jvrGBXDbrK
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Marwa Khudaynazar accused City Hall of quickly firing her earlier this year in order to protect Idowu, a top Wu aide who Khudaynazar said inappropriately propositioned her.
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The nonprofit leader and billionaire’s son entered the race for Boston mayor with name ID, momentum, and effectively unlimited money. How did it all come apart? Breaking down the rise and fall of Josh Kraft's campaign, w/ @nikigriswold
https://t.co/vn4JAwmtLU
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Kraft carried significant advantages for a challenger in a Boston mayor’s race, but his campaign was marked by repeated missteps and stumbles.
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🚨🚨🚨 Josh Kraft ends mayoral campaign days after losing by nearly 50 points to Mayor Wu, WCVB reports 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/8LwicLccY7
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Philanthropist Josh Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is ending his campaign for mayor after a blistering defeat in Boston's preliminary election.
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STORY: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu won all but a handful of precincts in Tuesday’s preliminary mayoral election. See where. #bospoli My latest for @BostonGlobe with graphics by @Hancock_JohnD
https://t.co/DgOHM65m3O
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Michelle Wu won 264 of the city’s 275 precincts, while nonprofit leader Josh Kraft took nine precincts.
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STORY: Josh Kraft got crushed in Boston's preliminary mayoral election. What now? #bospoli By @emmaplatoff and me for @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/hZpJfUBPp4
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The lopsided victory leaves Kraft with few options, none particularly appealing.
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Boston mayoral election: Josh Kraft puts $3.5m more into campaign #bospoli
https://t.co/RRKBH8C6kc via @BostonGlobe
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Josh Kraft is putting another $3.5 million into his campaign for Boston mayor, crashing through local fundraising records as he seeks to make up ground in his bid to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu.
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NEWS: Josh Kraft parts ways with top advisors, in campaign shakeup. #bospoli By @emmaplatoff for @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/GEE9ntHkRG
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The news comes as Kraft faces an uphill battle in his bid to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu, who is seen as the frontrunner in this year's race.
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NEW: @MassAGO certified nearly four dozen ballot petitions Wednesday, advancing proposals that'd restore a version of rent control and subject the governor and Legislature to the public records law toward the 2026 ballot. https://t.co/5OdsSGmCzd via @BostonGlobe
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The petitions include ones that would subject the governor and Legislature to the public records law and overturn the state law legalizing recreational marijuana.
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In anticipation of federal restrictions on COVID booster shots, Governor Maura Healey essentially wrote a prescription for COVID boosters for every person in the state over the age of 5.
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Governor Maura Healey essentially wrote a prescription for COVID boosters for every person in the state over the age of 5, as Florida moved to lift all vaccine mandates.
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