💰 Josh Kraft raised over $1 million for his Boston mayoral campaign and injected $2 million of his own money, effectively closing incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu's previous $2 million fundraising advantage. (MassLive)
Wu received more donations from Boston residents, but Kraft attracted more maximum $1,000 donations
🚒 A federal judge rejected Boston's second attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by a firefighter who was suspended for complaining about a dangerous sidewalk outside his Jamaica Plain firehouse without going through proper BFD channels. (Universal Hub)
📺 GBH is laying off 45 employees as the Trump administration strips federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
It's the second consecutive year of widespread cuts at the Boston public media station. (Boston Herald)