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 17, 2015
Coalition Files Petition for Olympics Ballot Question (WBUR) Black Leaders Say Olympics Plan Shortchanges Diversity, Minority Neighborhoods (BBJ) Complexities Abound for Boston 2024's Olympic Bid (Boston Globe) Confession: I Want the Olympics, Just Not These Olympics (Boston.com) Globe, Fox25 to Host Prime Time Olympic Debate (Boston Globe) Cities Have Grown Weary of USOC, IOC Games #USOCGoHome! (Universal Hub) Kosciuszko Circle on National Registry of Historic Places (Dorche
Daily News Roundup - July 16, 2015
What Beach Volleyball in Quincy Says about the Olympics Planning Process (Boston Globe) Big Boston 2024 Donors Are in a Wait-and-See Mode (Boston Globe) USOC Leaders Head to Boston to Check up on 2024 Olympics Bid Progress (AP) Olympics Could Help--or Work Against--Gillette (Boston Globe) #SquantumPointPark #BeachVolleyball #Quincy #CorporateAmerica #USOC #Publicopinion #WidettCircle
Daily News Roundup - July 15, 2015
Stadium Plan Raises Questions about $$$ Compensation for MBTA (State House News Service) This Is What Has Everybody So Worried about Boston's Olympics Bid (Boston.com) Six Development Takeaways from the BBJ's Interview with Boston 2024's Rich Davey (BBJ) City Councilor Sets Deadline for Boston Olympics Group to Produce Information (BBJ) No Holds Barred: Jonathan Cohn on Opposing Bosotn Hosting the 2024 Olympics (No Holds Barred) Number of Homeless Families in Boston up 25% (B
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 10, 2015
Some New Polling: WBUR Poll: Deadline Looming, Public Support Of Boston’s Olympic Bid Largely Unchanged (WBUR) Boston 2024's Olympic Bid Faces Skepticism Desite New Proposal, Poll Finds (NYT) Poll: Massachsetts Support for 2024 Olympics in Boston Remains Lukwarm (MassLive) New Polls Show Public Still Not On-Board with Boston Olympics Plans (Boston.com) Olympic Organizers' Plan for Widett Circle Pits Stephen Lynch against Marty Walsh (WGBH News) Voters Shunning Olympics, Poll
Daily News Roundup - July 8, 2015
Mayor Wants to Push Forward with Redeveloping Widett, Even if Olympics Don't Materialize (Boston Globe) Revised Cost of Tokyo 2020 Stadium Approved (ESPN) Rep. Lynch on Iraq: No Way Forward; On Widett Circle: Bad Idea (WGBH News) Spike in Olympic Stadium Costs Highlights Shifting Budget Risks (BBJ) Olympic Organizers Ponder Strategy for Boosting Support (Boston Globe) Squantum Point Park Run (Imgur) Group Calls Olympic Spending Ban 'Smoke and Mirrors' (Boston Herald) And righ
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 - July 1, 2015
On the USOC Meeting Predictable, Unfortunate: Boston 2024 for Now (3 Wire Sports) U.S. Olympic Committee Sticks with Boston's Troubled 2024 Bid (LA Times) They want 50+% in the near future, but the polls aren't trending their way. USOC Finds 'Bid 2.0' Impressive, But Says It Needs a 'Positive Trend' in Public Support to Emerge Soon (WBUR) Probst says that poll numbers are "sort of in the low-to-mid-40s," which is USOC for "high 30s." USOC Gives Boston 2024 More Time to Stagge
Daily News Roundup - June 23, 2015
Rep. Lynch Against Proposed Olympic Stadium (NECN) Boston 2024: Olympic Whitewater Canoe/Kayak Slalom Races Would Be on Deerfield River in Franklin, Berkshire Counties (MassLive) Does Boston 2024 Have an Intern Problem? (Bay State Examiner) Harvard No Longer Slated as Boston 2024 Tennis Host (Harvard Crimson) Support for Boston 2024 is Not Too Low to Win Olympic Bid (CommonWealth) Because the IOC has as much disregard for public opinion as Boston 2024 does, apparently. Steve