So it looks like Massachusetts is looking at a bill to allow cities and municipalities to to use ranked choice voting, and are looking for comments on the bill which has a hearing tomorrow (Nov 13)

https://www.mapletestimony.org/bills/194/S531

Any #MassPoli #BostonPoli folks who wanna comment, feel free to chime in!

Josh Kraft apparently thinks everyone should be in cars:
"Kraft, who has spent his career working with nonprofits, described Boston as a city where housing development was slowing, the cost of public education was rising unchecked, and new bus and bike lanes were clogging the streets."
From https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/02/04/kraft-announces-campaign-wu-mayor-boston

#Bostonpoli #BikeTooter

Kraft and Wu throw jabs in testy first day of campaigning

The 57-year-old political newcomer said he wants to boost housing, offer a type of rent control and put a pause on new bus and bike lanes.

On today's CCTV: "What’s That About? Encampments" In the wake of overwhelming police force used to shut down the Columbia protests in New York, how did local authorities respond to pro-Palestinian encampments at the many Cambridge area colleges? Now that the semester is over, we take a moment to survey the damage.
#cambridgemapoli #bostonpoli #cambridgema https://vimeo.com/954053071
What's That About? "Area Colleges Battle Pro-Palestinian Protests"

Vimeo

Just in case any of us in #Massachusetts feel like we are relatively smart these days:

We elected a Republican white bread baloney sandwich governor to "keep an eye on the Dem legislature" and he destroyed the subway.

#MBTA #MassPoli #BostonPoli

Nightly Blue Line shutdowns for a month under consideration as MBTA aims to eliminate slow zones by November, GM says

Once considered the most reliable T subway line, now 43 percent of the Blue Line’s tracks — 5.37 miles — currently have defects, according to the T’s slow zone tracker. That’s up from just two percent, or 0.2 miles, on March 1.

The Boston Globe

More than an hour from Maverick to Kendall this morning people associated with the #MBTA system should be ashamed.

#masspoli #bostonpoli #universalhub

hey it me or is the Alewife Crasher enjoying some privacy? Why?

#Boston #Cambridge #MBTA #BostonPoli #MassPoli #BostonGlobe #UniversalHub

also it's going to be much, much more fun

#MaPoli #BostonPoli