Daily News Roundup – January 24, 2015
Landowners Say Consent Not Given for Games Plans (Boston Globe) Davey to Take Over Leadership of Boston 2024 (Boston Herald) Changing leadership already? A Look at Olympics Budget Points to Overruns (Boston Globe) Op-ed by Andrew Zimbalist, the economist who spoke at the No Boston Olympics meeting 3 Challenges for Boston 2024’s Olympic Bidding Documents (Boston.com) Opponents Weigh Referendum on Boston 2024 Olympics Bid (Washington Times) Editorial Cartoon: Olympics Speech (B
Daily News Roundup – January 23, 2015
Jondergate Boston 2024 Free Speech Kerfuffle: Walsh’s Explanation Worse Than Original Ban (WBUR) Mayor Walsh’s Letter to City Employees (Boston Globe) What bull. Walsh Tries to Clarify USOC Rule on Bid Talk (Boston Globe) “Walsh, however, has not said if he plans to change the agreement.” Spoiler: He has none. Boston’s Ban on Anti-Olympics Talk is Unproductive (Fortune) Lawyers: Boston “Has to Be Ready” for Lawsuits over Deal Requiring Employees to Support Olympics Bid (Massl
Daily News Roundup – January 20, 2015
‘This Will Unite Left and Right': The Bostonians Who Want to Bring Down the Olympics (Guardian) Olympics Bid Will Be a Political Campaign Like No Other (Boston Globe) Poll Finds Lukewarm Support in Boston for Summer Olympics Bid (NYT) Always pay attention to the cross-tabs. Although support was greater than opposition (50% to 33%), 44% said that they would be less likely to support the bid if public funding were used, and 75% want to have a vote on it. Also note that people h
Daily News Roundup – January 19, 2015
A short roundup today, likely a result of the holiday weekend: Boston 2024 Chairman Says Olympics Would Benefit Next Generation (Keller @ Large) “I don’t really believe that you or I are going to benefit from these games in any substantial way. But who is going to benefit? It’s going to be the next generation, your children and your grandchildren.” Oh, give me a break. Evan Falchuk Presses for Vote on Boston Olympics (Boston Globe) Leadership here isn’t coming from either of
Daily News Roundup – January 17, 2015
Boston Olympics Bid Chosen; JP Impacts Remain a Mystery (Jamaica Plain Gazette) Editorial: Seeing through the Olympics Game (Jamaica Plain Gazette) Olympic-Sized Hypocrisy: Democracy is So Last Year (WCVB) Boston City Councilor: ‘Open up the Conversation’ On 2024 Olympics (WGBH) The Councilor is Michelle Wu. Boston 2024: If We Wanted the Public’s Input… (The Bay State Examiner) Is Opposing the Boston 2024 Olympics Unpatriotic? (Boston Magazine) Official: Henry OKs Long Sox Ro