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Josh Kraft Demands Transparency from Mayor Wu on White Stadium Spending
Cites refusal to share costs “the clearest sign yet” that Wu thinks Boston voters are fools, lays out his own action plan on White Stadium BOSTON, MA – At a press conference held this morning outside White Stadium, Josh Kraft demanded transparency from Mayor Wu after she admitted she would...
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Josh Kraft Calls on Mayor Wu to Take Emergency Measures to Pick up Discarded Needles Throughout Boston
BOSTON, MA – The following statement from Josh Kraft is in response to recent reporting about a 4-year-old boy who was pricked by a discarded needle in a South Boston park. The child was playing barefoot near Columbia Road and Mercer Street when the incident occurred, requiring emergency medical care...
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Statement of Josh Kraft on Michelle Wu Doubling Down On Her Failed Housing Strategy
BOSTON, MA – The following statement can be attributed to Josh Kraft regarding Michelle Wu’s comments on her failed housing strategy which she shared at a housing forum last night at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. “Last night, Michelle Wu doubled down on her failed policy that has made...
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Josh Kraft Launches First TV Spots of Campaign
Positive Spots Tell the Story of Josh’s Service to Boston Through Voices of Those He Helped JULY 11, 2025 / Boston, MA – Today, Josh Kraft’s campaign for Mayor of Boston today released its first television ads that highlight Josh’s thirty-five years of service to the people and communities of...
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Josh Kraft Releases Plan to Make Boston a National Model for Re-Entry Programs
BOSTON, MA – This morning, Josh Kraft unveiled his plans to provide “returning citizens” a pathway to opportunities and support after incarceration, and make Boston a model for this work around the country. Among the highlights: bring back “Operation Exit,” create 90-day reentry plans for individuals prior to release from...
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Josh Kraft Calls on Mayor Wu to Reverse Course on Mass & Cass and Adopt His Plan
BOSTON, MA – This morning, Josh Kraft and community leaders, advocates and other stakeholders gathered in the Worcester Square area of the South End to call out Mayor Wu’s management failures regarding the continued humanitarian crisis and pervasive public disorder unfolding at Mass & Cass and spreading into other neighborhoods...
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Josh Kraft Raises Concerns About Closed Boston Pools During Heat Emergency
BOSTON, MA – The following statement can be attributed to Josh Kraft: “On a day when Mayor Wu has declared a heat emergency, it is totally unacceptable that nearly one-third of our city’s public pools are closed in Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Dorchester, South Boston and the South End –...
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Josh Kraft Condemns Mayor Wu Management Failures on Citywide Bike & Bus Lanes Implementation
Calls upon Mayor to be more transparent about taxpayer costs, which comes at the expense of other needed projects like repairing potholes and sidewalks BOSTON, MA – This morning, Josh Kraft and supporters gathered in West Roxbury to call out Mayor Wu’s management failures regarding bike and bus lanes throughout...
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Statement of Josh Kraft on Henderson School Safety and Management Failures
Boston, MA – Josh Kraft issued the following statement today in reaction to the numerous safety and management failures at the Henderson School in Dorchester as outlined in the Boston Globe today and previously reported by the Dorchester Reporter: “What has unfolded at the Henderson School is heartbreaking and wrong....
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48 Hours Later, Mayor Wu Still Refuses to Say How Much White Stadium is Going to Cost Boston’s Taxpayers
Boston, MA – Today, Josh Kraft again called on Mayor Michelle Wu to be transparent and clear about how much White Stadium is going to cost Boston’s taxpayers. “It has been 48 hours since I called on the mayor to come clean about the true cost of White Stadium, but...