UPDATED 10:26AM: For grammar & clarity. Touching off a fresh battle in a politically fraught issue, the Springfield City Council voted to strengthen the city’s employee residency ordinance Monday night. As expected, if surprisingly quickly, Mayor Domenic Sarno vetoed the measure the next day and sent
…And the World: We begin today in Cuba, where President Barack Obama has undertaken an historic journey, the first sitting president to visit the island nation since Calvin Coolidge. The trip also included the first formal meeting between the leaders of the US and Cuba
Campaigns are not static. As the field gels they change, but even after it is set, elections can remain fluid. Look no further than this year’s presidential race. Republicans are in chaos, having abandoned their post-2012 reboot, and, while Hillary Clinton’s nomination seems near-certain, her
UPDATED 9:17AM: For grammar & clarity. Last week the Springfield City Council stood up and demanded that Mayor Domenic Sarno (as well as other appointing authorities) fulfill their obligations and appoint individuals to dormant boards and commissions of the city. As important as that public
…And the World: We begin today in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has ordered the beginning of troop withdrawals from Syria. Saying his objectives have been met, Putin said the conditions have been set for peace. Of course, Putin has made such gestures in other
SPRINGFIELD—With MGM off its docket after weeks of reviews and hearings, the City Council returned its focus to its normal duties. Greeted with a lengthy and technical agenda on bond authorizations and contract approvals, the meeting opened with a push from the community for the
The Wolverine: We begin today in Michigan, which votes on Tuesday and while it may not be decisive for either party’s nominating contest, it could reframe or reaffirm the path of both races. Yesterday former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders,
Some days ago a piece of mail arrived at a nondescript municipal building in mid-Cambridge. It would eventually find its way to a school north of Harvard Square where its contents were fed into a voting machine, disappearing into the anonymity of the ballots cast
UPDATED 3/2/16 4:17PM: For clarity. SPRINGFIELD—Presidential candidates have lavished an unusual amount of attention on the commonwealth’s third largest city this cycle. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, seeking the Democratic nomination, drew a large crowd at the MassMutual. Ohio Governor John Kasich, a Republican, held an
…And the World: We begin today in Ireland where a hung Dála (Parliament) seems the likeliest result after the senior partner in the governing coalition, Fine Gael, won the most seats, but suffered big losses. Their coalition partners, Labour, were nearly annihilated in the Dála.