The Boston Globe reports:
The US Census Bureau yesterday said it had underestimated Boston's population in 2005 and released a new tally showing that the city gained residents in the first half of the decade.
In June, the Bureau released an annual population estimate that showed Boston had lost 30,000 residents between 2000 and 2005. Mayor Thomas M. Menino challenged that figure, saying that it failed to include many immigrants, residents of public housing, and students. Yesterday, the Census Bureau acknowledged that its earlier estimate was wrong and said a new tally showed that Boston had gained about 7,500 residents during that period, increasing its population to an estimated 596,638.
Kind of like the C student who at least passed.In other noteworthy news the
Globe reports:
the Massachusetts economy is enjoying its best year since the recovery began three years ago. While Massachusetts still has 145,000 fewer jobs than at the pre-recession peak in February 2001, job growth has accelerated.
Maybe the Democratic Party should start thinking what's the matter with Massachusetts?
