Emma Platoff

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff

A month after his father helped broker a meeting between the Trump administration and prominent law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft received $1,000 in political contributions from four top attorneys at the firm, including its chairman, Brad Karp. In mid-March, President Trump signed an executive order targeting Paul Weiss as part of a broader attack on elite law firms.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff

“We are aware of information alleging that schools in Boston have faced unacceptable incidents of anti-Semitic harassment and violence,” wrote Justice Department attorney Leo Terrell, adding that administration officials wanted to meet with Wu “within the next 30 days.”Officials from the Justice Department proposed a meeting on April 23, and set a site visit on April 9 for staff to prepare for the conversation.

3 weeks ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Emma Platoff |Niki Griswold

On its face, the year-old race has striking parallels to the upcoming election in Boston, where barrier-breaker Mayor Michelle Wu faces a challenge from Kraft, the nonprofit leader and third son of billionaire Patriots owner Robert Kraft. The West Coast race showed how a wealthy outsider can unseat an incumbent mayor in a famously progressive city.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff |Niki Griswold

On its face, the year-old race has striking parallels to the upcoming election in Boston, where barrier-breaker Mayor Michelle Wu faces a challenge from Kraft, the nonprofit leader and third son of billionaire Patriots owner Robert Kraft. The West Coast race showed how a wealthy outsider can unseat an incumbent mayor in a famously progressive city.

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Emma Platoff

In an apparent violation of state law, Josh Kraft has been campaigning for Boston mayor for months without paying for state-mandated workers’ compensation insurance for his campaign staff. Under state law, “all employers in Massachusetts must have workers’ compensation insurance to cover their employees.” Online records accessed by the Globe this week did not show a policy in place for the Kraft campaign.