Walsh appeared before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions as his confirmation proceedings began Thursday
Published February 4, 2021 •
Updated on February 4, 2021 at 6:17 pm
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh highlighted his experience as a union leader and Boston mayor as he made his case to be confirmed as the next labor secretary before a Senate committee, Thursday.
Appearing before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Walsh repeatedly stressed his background in unions and track record as Boston s mayor had prepared him to lead the labor department.
Walsh said as labor secretary, he would fight for equal access to good jobs, opportunities for continuing education and job training, access to mental health and substance use treatment and to close racial and gender gaps.
Walsh appeared before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions as his confirmation proceedings began Thursday
Published February 4, 2021 •
Updated on February 4, 2021 at 6:16 pm
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh highlighted his experience as a union leader and Boston mayor as he made his case to be confirmed as the next labor secretary before a Senate committee, Thursday.
Appearing before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Walsh repeatedly stressed his background in unions and track record as Boston s mayor had prepared him to lead the labor department.
Walsh said as labor secretary, he would fight for equal access to good jobs, opportunities for continuing education and job training, access to mental health and substance use treatment and to close racial and gender gaps.
Updated on February 1, 2021 at 11:31 am
The city of Boston entered Phase 3, Step 1 of Massachusetts COVID-19 reopening process, Monday, meaning gyms, movie theaters and other businesses are able to open their doors amid positive trends in the city s coronavirus data.
The move is possible because COVID-19 case data has been moving in the right direction since a spike following the holiday season, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said during a Monday press conference. Throughout the pandemic, certainly we ve taken a very cautious approach here in the city of Boston. We only move forward with reopening if public health experts say it s safe, Walsh said. In recent weeks we ve seen some improvements and our COVID numbers - that s why we re moving into Phase 3, Step 1 today.
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 5:09 pm
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Some businesses in Boston will be allowed to open past 9:30 p.m. starting next week as the state eases some COVID-19 restrictions, but others will be required to remain closed under the city s cautious reopening plan, Mayor Marty Walsh said Friday. That means Monday, restaurants will be able to stay open later and businesses that are currently open will be able to stay open later, Walsh said.
However, Walsh said the city will remain in Phase 2, Step 2 of its reopening process, meaning many businesses, including gyms, indoor event spaces, indoor recreational and athletic facilities and sightseeing companies must remain closed.
President Joe Biden took office Wednesday, but ethics concerns still trail some of his Cabinet picks.
Biden s Commerce Secretary pick, Gina Raimondo, Homeland Security pick Alejandro Mayorkas and Labor Secretary pick Marty Walsh have all faced questions about favoritism or conflicts of interest in the last decade. It s extraordinary how many of these top Biden nominees are already under an ethics cloud. We re going back to the future, as many of these former Obama officials are bringing their baggage back with them, Adam Laxalt, outside counsel to Americans for Public Trust and the former Nevada attorney general, told Fox News in a statement.