Boston Olympic bid ends abruptly

Boston Olympic bid ends abruptly

Written by Matt Murphy, Andy Metzger and Michael Norton

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 27, 2015….The U.S. Olympic Committee and Boston 2024 dropped Boston's bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics, ending a months-long debate over what Gov. Charlie Baker called a "ten-year drill" with major economic and fiscal ramifications.

Dems and Repubs differ on Uber, new “sharing” economy
Democrats

Dems and Repubs differ on Uber, new “sharing” economy

Associated Press

Written by Nicholas Riccardi

DENVER (AP) — The debate over ride-hailing firm Uber is laying bare divides in the Democratic Party and on the left about how to handle the new "sharing" economy. Republicans are hungry to exploit that ambivalence and make inroads into a wealthy sector of the tech industry.

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