In what could be a prelude to another run for mayor this year, 2011 Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster cites “examples of the cultural DNA of political corruption that has wholly permeated and consumed the operations of this administration.” From Foster: Mayor Bill Finch needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror before […]
Entries Tagged as 'Mary-Jane Foster'
Foster Hits Finch On Hypocrisy
January 28th, 2015 · 60 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education
Steve Stafstrom’s Fundraising Haul In Black Rock–Bill, Joe and Mary-Jane Attend Party
January 21st, 2015 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
It didn’t take long, one night in fact, for Democrat Steve Stafstrom to reach his fundraising threshold to qualify for public funding for the February 24 special election for State House.
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Bob Keeley·Enrique Torres·Hector Diaz·Joe Ganim·John Stafstrom·Mary-Jane Foster·Steven Stafstrom
Wyman, Legislative Leaders Support Stafstrom For State House
January 19th, 2015 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
The Democratic big dogs are coming to town on behalf of State House candidate Steven Staftsrom. Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, House Speaker Brendan Sharkey and Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz will attend a Tuesday night fundraiser at the home of Scott and Claire Burns in Black Rock for Stafstrom’s quest to qualify for public financing for […]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Halstead·Bob Keeley·Brendan Sharkey·Enrique Torres·Hector Diaz·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy Wyman·Steven Stafstrom
What Say You, Political Swami?
December 29th, 2014 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education
We’re on the cusp of 2015, so that can mean only one thing: time to reach deep into your crystal ball to puke up predictions.
Tags: Andres Ayala·Auden Grogins·Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Enrique Torres·Jack Hennessy·Joe Ganim·Ken Moales·Mary-Jane Foster·Pleasure Beach
Short Political FUSE At Dunbar School
December 26th, 2014 · 48 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
What Mayor Bill Finch had once viewed as a governmental credential in his embrace of charter schools and private management of selected schools has become a potential political liability, at least as it applies to Dunbar school that has faced a host of thorny issues, and many personnel changes as a result of the charter […]
Will Mayor’s Race Be A Yeller Or Yawner?
February 26th, 2015 · 33 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
The special elections are over, March is on the horizon, time to segue to the city’s big enchilada: the race for mayor.
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Tags: Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Jasper McLevy·Joe Ganim·Ken Moales·Mary-Jane Foster·Richard DeJesus