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Citing COVID, Boston’s Mayoral Candidates Push To Lower Ballot Hurdles Each Boston mayoral candidate has to get 3,000 unique signatures to get on the ballot — for now. gregobagel/Getty Images/iStockphoto In an open letter released Tuesday, five of Boston’s six mayoral candidates urged the state to relax the signature-gathering requirements to get on the ballot for the 2021 election, citing ongoing risks posed by the pandemic. “Our ability to campaign for office and access the ballot in a manner consistent with public health is currently undermined by state laws requiring ...

Local leaders question Boston police decisions that allowed accused abuser to stay on the force By Abigail Feldman Globe Correspondent,Updated April 11, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Patrick M. Rose testified in court in 2016.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff/file Local leaders over the weekend questioned decisions by Boston police leadership that allowed former police union president Patrick Rose to remain on the force for more than two decades after a criminal complaint accused Rose of sexual assault on a 12-year-old. A Globe investigation published online Saturday evening found that, even a...

By Maddie Kilgannon, Reporter Correspondent April 7, 2021 James Reginald Colimon— new candidate for council at-large. As the mayor’s race shifted into a new gear this week with the entrance of acting Mayor Kim Janey into the four-year fray, newly-released reports show how much money the candidates raised last month to finance their campaigns. Councillor Andrea Campbell has the biggest war chest heading into April. According to the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), Campbell’s campaign had nearly $975,000 on hand as of April 1. Not far behind is Councillor Michel...

By Maddie Kilgannon, Reporter Correspondent March 10, 2021 Maddie Kilgannon, Reporter Correspondent Former State Rep. and current Massachusetts Civil Rights Commissioner Charlotte Golar Richie endorsed David Halbert’s campaign for city council at-large today. “David is a smart and principled problem-solver, who will drive an agenda that promotes racial and gender equity,” Richie said in a statement released by Halbert’s campaign on Wednesday. “As City Councillor at-Large, he'll make sure that government works for all of the people of our city.” Richie came in third place during th...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. CAPOBIANCO ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT, POLS PULL ENDORSEMENTS — The race to fill former Speaker Bob DeLeo's seat in the House was hit with a bombshell...