POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: AIRBNB takes to the airwaves — NURSES say they’ll head to ballot — STATE AGENCY expenditures concealed
AIRBNB takes to the airwaves — NURSES say they’ll head to ballot — STATE AGENCY expenditures concealed 05/01/2018 07:08 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Temperatures are creeping higher today with sun and a high in the mid-60s in Boston. FIRST IN PLAYBOOK - AIRBNB TAKES TO THE AIRWAVES IN BOSTON IMBROGLIO - Airbnb has taken to the airwaves with a new radio ad in the latest development in the long-simmering battle between it and the Boston City Council over short-term rentals. This time, the new ad singles out Mayor Marty Walsh by name (and not City Councilor Michelle Wu ). Airbnb evoked strong backlash after singling out Wu in an email earlier this month accusing her of being "aligned with big hotel interests against the interests of regular Bostonians" as the city grapples with regulating the industry. The one-...