On this episode…
The race for mayor of Boston between Mayor Marty Walsh and Tito Jackson, a city councilman, comes to a close today, as voters take to the polls between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
The issues facing Boston and how the candidates promise to approach them.
Hear from metro staffer Molly Duggan, who has been reporting on the campaigns for The Heights.
Some additional background reading and watching:
Our previous articles about the race, from a post-summer recap to the results of the preliminary election in September.
Check out Molly Duggan’s summary of each candidate’s education policies and her experience at a recent Dorchester forum featuring the two finalists.
The latest coverage by The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.
The Imagine Boston 2030 plan that has been touted by Mayor Marty Walsh.
Read the NAACP’s grades.
The early-October WBUR poll on the issues Bostonians find most prevalent.
The campaign websites for each candidate: Tito Jackson and Marty Walsh.
Full videos of the Mayoral debates, one on Oct. 11 and the other on Oct. 24.
Greater Boston interviews with Walsh and Jackson, respectively, on their 2017 election bids.
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