Seemed like a good political move. Romney and Healey Introduced a proposal in 2006, nary ten years after Republican Governor Bill Weld removed the tolls from the Pike west of the Palmer exit, to remove the tolls west of Weston. The elimination of the tolls on the road was a long standing promise that seemed unlikely to be honored (for a while it seemed unlikely that the far west tolls would be removed, but......

Bostonist has been having such a great time watching Romney with his http://www.bostonist.com/archives/2005/09/15/more_romney_presidential_fun.php">eyes on the prize we almost forgot that that Bill Weld is going to run for Governor of New York. The New York Post, that always reputable daily publication in New York City, today brings us the kind of news that makes Bostonist want to rush right out and pick up a copy of the Herald. Robert Byrnes, a former Weld speechwriter,......

Bostonist's old pal Bill Weld is officially running for governor of New York, the Globe, Herald, and NY Times report today. Whether he can give New York's mighty pitbull of an Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer, a run for his money remains to be seen, but that's really a matter for our good friends at Gothamist to ponder. We can offer kudos to Weld for resisting the siren song of the white house, which seems to......

Our Senator may have lost the presidential race, but Massachusetts is nevertheless solidifying its control over the rest of the country: Our old pal Bill Weld is getting more press coverage than he has in years as New York Republicans consider whether to nominate him if their current governor, George Pataki, doesn't run again. The New York Times tells us that Weld, who now lives in Manhattan, has been looking to get back into politics......