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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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Incumbents Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara concede in Boston City Council races
Two embattled city councilors will not be on the ballot in November’s general election.
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Boston voters hit the polls for preliminary elections
Elections come this year as several city councilors deal with personal scandals.
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Councilors Lara, Arroyo concede in Boston's preliminary election
In the hours after polls closed Tuesday night in Boston’s preliminary election, two embattled incumbents conceded in their races: City Councilors Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara. Thousands of Boston voters let their voices be heard in the election, which will narrow city council races to two candidates in four districts. The top two vote-getters in each preliminary race will...
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Boston City Council president calls out colleagues' ‘ethical and legal lapses'
The president of Boston City Council says colleagues’ recent “ethical and legal lapses” are drawing “negative attention” to the body and distracting from the work it’s doing. Ed Flynn referred to Councilor Kendra Lara’s crash into a Jamaica Plain house last week, in which she was allegedly driving with a revoked license, and to Councilor Ricardo Arroyo’s recent admission...
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Boston city councilor crash raises bigger questions about ethics
Elected officials are supposed to be held to higher standards, but some people, including the Boston City council president, are saying some members of the city council aren’t living up to that.