Daily News Roundup - July 26, 2015
Lack of Public Support Leaves Boston Bid in a Precarious Position (Boston Globe) Boston Struggles to Win Support for 2024 Olympics Bid (Only a Game) USOC Wants Stronger Backing from Walsh, Baker on Olympic Bid (Boston Globe) Economist Cites Olympian History of Cost Overruns (Boston Herald) Carr: Hacks Wanted GOLD...at Our Expense (Boston Herald) Make Way for Olympic Stadium (WCVB) Boston's Beleaguered Bid at Breaking Point (Boston Herald) Olympics? No Thanks (WCVB) Canadian O
Daily News Roundup July 24, 2015
#OlympicsDebate Olympic Debate Lacked What We Wanted to Hear (Boston Globe) Baker's Olympic Guessing Game (Boston Globe) 6 Highlights from Televised Boston Olympics Debate (Mass Live) Olympics Debate Turns into Bosotn vs. New York Slugfest (Boston.com) Olympic Revenue Numbers are 'Drunken Optimism,' Critic Says (Boston.com) Opponents, Supporters Clash in Olympics Debate (Boston Globe) Backers, Opponents Joust at Olympics TV Debate (WBUR) 4 Things We Learned from Boston's Olym
Daily News Roundup - July 23, 2015
Subpoena Summer Tito Jackson's Move to Subpoena Boston 2024 Blocked by Bill Linehan (Boston Mag) Boston Councilors Rip Boston 2024, Subpoena Bid Tabled for Now (State House News Service) Boston 2024 Says That It Will Release Sought-After Bid Chapters Next Week (Boston Mag) Under Pressure, Boston Olympics Group to Release Original Bid Documents (BBJ) Facing Subpoena Threat, Boston 2024 to Release Original Bidding Documents (Boston.com) Councilor's Bid for Info Draws No Respons
Daily News Roundup - July 22, 2015
U.S. Olympic Committee Adds Board Member Amid Struggle with Boston 2024 Bid (LA Times) Boston 2024's Media Center Continues to be a Mystery (BostInno) Boston 2024 & the Implications of an 'Immovable' Olympic Deadline (BostInno) Rep. Richard Neal: 'Irresponsible' to Plan Olympics without Statewide Involvement (WGBH News) A Biased and Clearly Uninformed Update on Boston's Olympic Bid (Radio BDC) Boston Herald Radio: Tito Jackson (Boston Herald) Campaign Donations Pour in for To
Daily News Roundup - July 14, 2015
Wage Supression: The Fine Print in Boston 2024's Job Creation Promises (Bay State Examiner) How the DCR Signed over Castle Island to Boston 2024 with a Rubber Stamp (Boston Mag) As Olympic Plan Spreads Statewide, Boston Remains on the Hook for Cost Overruns (BBJ) Lynch Says He's Not Persauded by Walsh's Olympic Plan Yet (Boston Herald) Eyes Widett Circle: How the City Holds the Keystone for Boston 2024's Olympic Stadium Plans (DigBoston) Feds Often Kick in More Than Security
Daily News Roundup - July 13, 2015
Latest Olympic Plan Leaves Media without a Home (Boston Globe) Mapping Tools Show Boston's Disparity (Boston Globe) Watch: Boston 2024 Activists Inform News Coverage (WGBH News) Including an interview with our Jonathan Cohn about our FOIA requests Boston Politician: Olympic Spending Reform Meaningless (Around the Rings) The Confederate Games of America (DigBoston) How Likely Are "Revenue Overruns" for Boston 2024? (BostInno) The Boston Follies: The Planned Rape of the Public
Daily News Roundup - July 2, 2015
JP Meeting JP Gives Hostile Reception to Olympics (JP Gazette) #Boston2024 Public Meeting June 30, 2015 (NECIR Storify) Boston 2024 Meeting in Jamaica Plain Draws Passionate Crowd (Jamaica Plain News) Boston 2024 and the Olympic Vision of Columbia Point (WGBH News) Economist Zimbalist: Olympic Funding Flaws, Smoke And Mirrors, And Cannabalizing Non-Profit Monies (WGBH News) USOC 'Focused Exclusively' on Boston, But L.A. Bid Backers Remain Hopeful (Boston Herald) Editorial Car
Daily News Roundup - June 30, 2015 - Bid 2.0
Bid 2.0 came out yesterday, and it's filled with magic, lies, and bad ideas. Boston's Revised '24 Bid Criticized as Incomplete (NYT) State Leaders React Cautiously to Bid 2.0 (CommonWealth) Boston 2024 Promises a Lot at 'Minimal Risk' (CommonWealth) But even what they're promisng isn't good. See Which Real Estate Leaders Helped Boston 2024 Craft Its Financing Plan (BBJ) Boston 2024 Pressed for Details -- But Remain Vague -- on Insurance, Taxpayer Risks (BBJ) Here's What the B
Daily News Roundup - June 15, 2015
Private 'Master Developer' Option Weighed for Boston Olympics Venues (Dorchester Reporter) Architect Becomes Key Figure in Olympic Bid (Boston Globe) No mention of the $1,017,679 paid to Manfredi's firm by Boston 2024? #Boston2024, Boston Pride, & the IOC: Exploiting a Community for Their Own Gain (Storify) Keller @ Large: Walsh Says Boston Won't Be on Hook for Olympic Cost Overruns (CBS Local) Walsh says his attorneys read "the most important parts," which means "not the who
Daily News Roundup – May 22, 2015
Dear USOC, Nah, We Really Don’t Want the Olympics (Boston.com) US Delegation to Visit IOC Next Week for Talks on Boston Bid (Fox Sports) How Things Went Wrong for Boston’s Olympic Leader John Fish (Boston.com) Boston 2024’s Got a New Leader (Boston.com) New boss, same as the old boss Big Dig into Our Wallets Fuels Boston 2024 Fears (Sentinel & Enterprise) Boston 2024: Little Benefit from Olympics for North Shore (The Salem News) Here’s What We Learned from the Boston Redevelo