Word: mayoral
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...public health, safety, and education, according to a report prepared by the City Manager, Robert W. Healy. “Even though this is bad news, we have only just begun,” said Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87, the vice mayor of the City of Cambridge. He said that the income generated by the capital gains tax is expected to be reduced by at least $750 million in the fiscal year of 2009, citing the data presented at the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 implemented...
Franken Courts the Youth Vote in Minnesota, 3 p.m. E.T. U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken received a sleepy reception as he strolled through the University of Minnesota's student union with St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman and campaign staffers. Students sporting red "I voted" stickers approached him for photographs, but other students lounging in the main lobby peered over their laptops, wondering who dared to interrupt their in-between-class naps...
...like Anderson, who retired here from Colorado eight years ago. With construction now at a virtual standstill, the county - much like Phoenix - has been one of the areas worst hit by the economic crisis and housing bust. Last year, Prescott, the largest town in Yavapai, elected its first Democratic mayor ever. Governor Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, lost Yavapai by 5,000 votes when she was first elected in 2000 but won it by 10,500 in 2006. And the area's congressional seat - being vacated by Republican Rick Renzi, who is under indictment for extortion, money-laundering and wire fraud...
...leading in tomorrow’s presidential election, a key question throughout the election has been whether polls overstate the support of black candidates. Fortunately for the Obama campaign, a new Harvard study finds that the senator may not have much to worry about. In November 1982, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, a black Democrat, was running ahead in the polls for governor of California and was feeling confident going into election day. Pre-election polling showed that he had a significant lead over his Republican opponent, and exit-polling conducted on the day of the election predicted that Bradley...
...Cambridge is more than just a left-leaning city. It’s a multiple-college town, home to a city council known for its commitment to eco-friendly policies. It is the home of America’s first openly gay mayor, Kenneth E. Reeves ’72, who held office from 1992-1995 and 2006-2007. Reeves’ second term was followed by a second openly-gay mayor, E. Denise Simmons...