Janey orders cityâs legal team to reverse course in lieutenants promotional exam lawsuit
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 13, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Facing growing
criticism, Acting Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday directed Bostonâs legal team to reverse course on a discrimination lawsuit filed by a group of Black police sergeants
and resolve the matter.
The case has dragged on for almost a decade since the sergeants
filed suit in 2012 over the departmentâs lieutenants exam, alleging promotions predicated on the exam were discriminatory.
âBlack officers in the Boston Police Department deserve a fair shot at promotions,â Janey said
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Boston Mayor Walsh gives likely final State of City address
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Here are Walsh’s full remarks, as prepared:
Good evening, my fellow Bostonians. One year ago, I delivered my State of the City address at Symphony Hall with an audience of 2,000 people. We celebrated our city and I laid out plans to move Boston forward in 2020.
The year turned out different than we expected, to say the least. Tonight, we may not be in the same room. But we are still together, united by our belief in Boston. And we are still moving forward.
I’m joining you live from one of Boston’s newest civic treasures, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square. Despite the pandemic, we made sure to advance this project – along with new parks, schools, and affordable housing
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Good evening, my fellow Bostonians. One year ago, I delivered my State of the City address at Symphony Hall with an audience of 2,000 people. We celebrated our city and I laid out plans to move Boston forward in 2020.
The year turned out different than we expected, to say the least. Tonight, we may not be in the same room. But we are still together, united by our belief in Boston. And we are still moving forward.
I’m joining you live from one of Boston’s newest civic treasures, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square. Despite the pandemic, we made sure to advance this project – along with new parks, schools, and affordable housing – to be ready for you as we recover and rediscover our great city.