Watch @wutrain be sworn in as Boston’s first elected female mayor and first elected mayor of color (and first millennial mayor etc) live here boston.gov#bospoli
Here’s the view from the overflow seating for Wu’s swearing-in ceremony #bospoli
“I learned the ropes of city government and politics on this floor, held the gavel on this floor, nursed babies on this floor, delivered paid parental leave on this floor,” newly minted Boston Mayor @wutrain says #bospoli
Boston Mayor @wutrain says she’s “earned the mandate” to call brutalist City Hall a “beautiful building.” Strong take from the new mayor #bospoli
SPOTTED in the background of Wu’s swearing-in (and on the elevator earlier) former rival @AnnissaForBos#bospoli
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Assistant House Majority Leader @staterepmike, who co-leads redistricting, says mapmakers used “sound redistricting principles that were transparent & known to all from the very beginning of this process.” This comes amid big backlash to Fall River/New Bedford split #mapoli
@staterepmike BREAKING: The House has approved the congressional redistricting map (that splits Fall River and New Bedford) to be engrossed by a 151-8 vote. Now on to the Senate, where there's expected to be more friction #mapoli