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BAKER S POPULARITY SAGS It looks like Gov. Charlie Baker s approval rating took a hit during the coronavirus pandemic.
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine at the beginning of the year, in particular, hurt the governor s standing among residents. An
online survey from three universities Harvard, Northeastern and Rutgers showed Baker s approval rating for how he handled the pandemic dropped by 21 percentage points. Baker s
approval rating was at about 80 percent in April of last year, and by this February had gradually declined to 59 percent.
That tracks with a UMass Amherst poll
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NEW: ANTI-HAWLEY PAC LAUNCHES IN MASS. A new Massachusetts-based PAC has its eye on an ambitious U.S. Senator from Missouri.
The U Against Hawley PAC,launched by alumni of Washington University in St. Louis, is aiming to raise $1 million from a national network of donors to support opponents running against GOP Sen. Josh Hawley by the time the primary heats up in a few years.
Mayor Marty Walsh and Police Commissioner William Gross and others toured a neighborhood during a community peace walk in Boston in October.Barry Chin/Globe Staff
The abrupt retirement announcement Thursday of Boston Police Commissioner William Gross unleashed a torrent of speculation that upended Boston politics, which is quickly shifting amid the imminent departure of Mayor Martin J. Walsh.
Gross, the cityâs first Black police commissioner, addressed the most pressing rumor himself. No, Gross said, he would not be running for mayor. But even with Grossâ declaration, questions persist.
Why now? Whatâs next? Would he endorse a candidate or play some other political role?
BOSTON’S ELECTION FIASCO STATE of the COMMONWEALTH tonight CLARK pushes for CHILDCARE relief Last-minute LAWMAKERS gave BAKER an edge
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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
SPECIAL ELECTION FIREWORKS The Boston City Council is in a tizzy over what to do if outgoing Boston Mayor Marty Walsh triggers a special election when he becomes Labor Secretary.
Here s the problem. Walsh s resignation from City Hall is expected to come right before an important March 5 deadline. If the mayor leaves before that date, it will trigger a special election in the late spring or early summer.
But the city s regularly-scheduled election would still go forward in the fall. Boston would have four elections in a matter of months, since both cycles would have preliminary and general contests. The city has the potential to have four mayors in a year.
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TRAHAN Q&A: SENATE HEARTLESS IN RELIEF NEGOTIATIONS Rep. Lori Trahan is slamming Senate Republicans for agreeing to the bare minimum on a coronavirus relief bill in a new interview, but says the deal Washington lawmakers have hashed out is better than nothing.