Jon Keller writes for MASSterList: “Allowing voters a veto over local tax increases is an idea that no longer works, says Wu, who casts Prop. 2 ½ as a weapon of class warfare.”
2025 election
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Mayor Wu’s Prop. 2 ½ follies
For an incumbent politician, there are multiple ways to interpret a decisive re-election win.
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Keller on the turkeys of 2025
Jon Keller writes for MASSterList: “Keep copies of this list handy – when Uncle Maga and Cousin NoKings start in over dinner, you might be able to change the subject with this.”
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MBTA housing law a source of inspiration and frustration, Lt. Gov. Driscoll says
Conflict makes for good copy, and the fights over the law, may seem like the early stages of the Bay State’s version of the Punic Wars.
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Permanent change
“Change is good,” one Worcester voter said to GBH News after hitting the polls Tuesday. “The only constant is change.”
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The only poll that matters
Polls are open until 8 p.m. in several dozen cities, from Boston to the Berkshires. In no particular order, here are the races to watching.
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Keller on the non-voter and his ‘interruption’
Jon Keller writes for MASSterList: “Tuesday’s municipal elections are a chance to do something more than grouse about” taxes and rent.
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The sour whine of the non-voter
Consider the extensive whine list these days. More than four in ten Massachusetts voters tell pollsters the state is on the wrong track. Huge majorities are bumming over the costs of living – health care, housing, energy.
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Mayor for life?
“Everybody’s bored already?” That was Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s response to reporters in 2023, after she stepped out of a Mission Hill restaurant, after having helped elect an ally to the City Council.