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Boston's new city council takes oath of office on New Year's Day
In Boston, the new year means new leadership. Thirteen city councilors were sworn in on New Year’s Day, including four newcomers. The council also elected a new president.
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Boston City Councilors Lara, Arroyo concede in preliminary election
Despite being incumbents, neither will be on the ballot come November.
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How much did recent controversies impact Arroyo and Lara at the polls?
Tuesday’s Boston City Council preliminary election proved to be a shakeup for the city’s governing body, with two incumbent candidates conceding after both facing controversy and public scrutiny. Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara will not be on the November ballot, following their concession in Tuesday’s race. Despite being incumbents, both Arroyo and Lara got less than half the number...
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Boston city councilors Lara, Arroyo concede election
Embattled Boston City Councilors Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara will not appear on the ballot in November’s general election after conceding in Tuesday’s preliminary
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@Issue: Boston City Council preliminary election
We discuss the preliminary election and how councilwoman Kendra Lara’s legal troubles might affect her candidacy. (Editors Note: This episode was recorded before the Jamaica Plain Progressives fully endorsed Councilor Kendra Lara in the D6 city council race.)
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Meet your 2023 Boston City Council candidates
Bostonians will soon be called to take to the stands and cast their votes in the 2023 city councilor elections— meaning it’s time to take a seat and get to know your district’s candidates. On Sept. 12, districts 3, 5, 6 and 7 held preliminary elections. On Nov. 7, the polls will open for the General Election. Of the nine…
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City councilor calls for Kendra Lara's resignation
Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty is urging fellow City Councilor Kendra Lara to resign in the aftermath of her crash into a Jamaica Plain home.
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City Councilor Kendra Lara faces call for resignation after crash into house
Boston City Councilor Michael Flaherty is calling on his embattled colleague, Kendra Lara, to resign.
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Boston City Councilor Flaherty calls for Kendra Lara's resignation
In this clip from “@Issue,” which airs in full Sunday, Boston City Councilor-at-Large Michael Flaherty sounds off on colleague Kendra Lara’s car crash.
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Fellow city councilor calls for Kendra Lara's resignation over car crash
Boston City Councilor-at-Large Michael Flaherty is calling for embattled colleague Kendra Lara to resign after Lara’s crash last month in Jamaica Plain, for which she’s been charged. Flaherty is the first city councilor to publicly say that Lara should resign over the June 30 crash, in which authorities allege her speeding car drove into a building, injuring her son....
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Boston City Council to Discuss BPS Transportation Issues
The issues have continued this fall, as the councilors say the district’s transportation team has struggled with hiring and retaining bus drivers, leading to buses being late or not showing up at all to take students to school or athletic events.