Weekend News Roundup - May 30/31, 2015
Details Covered in Boston's 2024 Olympic Bid May Put It in Jeopardy (NYT) Boston 2024 CEO: Nothing 'Nefarious' about Secret Plans (Boston.com) Then why hide them? High-Profile Report on Boston Olympics Skipped Potential Fallout for Local Charities (BBJ) Week in Review: Boston 2024, MBTA, Public Records, and More Missing from BPL (Radio Boston) How Boston 2024 Documents Went Public (CommonWealth) #Charities #BidBook
Daily News Roundup – February 19, 2015
WBUR commissioned a new poll on public support for the Olympics and found a 13% rise in opposition since last month. Support for Boston Olympics is Dwindling, WBUR Poll Finds (WBUR) “It has to do with voters now having a new appreciation of how bad the MBTA actually is and seeing the impacts of the storm and thinking there are other priorities in which money would be better spent.” Poll Shows Bloom Has Fallen Off Olympic Bid for Most Bostonians (NPR) And the next big news is
Daily News Roundup – February 11, 2015
The IOC is Hurting Boston 2024’s Credibility (BostInno) I didn’t know they had any. Hosting the Olympics Could (Finally!) Raise Boston’s Profile (Huffington Post) Pre-USOC selection, but I just came across it yesterday. It’s mocking the Boston 2024 rhetoric about Boston needing the Olympics to get attention. Bill Seeks Details of Olympic Expenses (Boston Globe) From Reps. Moran (Brighton) and Michlewitz (North End). And Marty is NOT happy. Faust Says No to Fundraising for Bos
Daily News Roundup – February 10, 2015
Charities Fear Donations Will Drop if Boston Hosts Olympics (Boston Globe) Boston Olympics: Economists See Negative Impact for Springfield (Masslive.com) Changes Likely in Boston’s Olympic Venue Plan (Boston Globe) But will we ever see the final plan before it gets submitted? Boston 2024 Olympic Bid Protects Itself from Financial Hit (Wall Street Journal) Olympic Stumbles (Worcester Telegram) “But even if one could overlook the logistical headaches and public costs and inconv