Boston calls ‘gag order’ routine
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BOSTON defended the city’s decision to bar public employees from saying anything negative about the Olympics, a move they called routine for all candidates vying to host the event.
The gag order came to light as boosters of Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Games revealed new details, and opponents concerned about the public cost worked to organize a referendum to block it.
“Mayor (Martin) Walsh is not looking to limit the free speech of his employees,” said Laura Oggeri, a spokeswoman for Walsh, referring to a contract Walsh signed with the US Olympic Committee in December banning city employees from criticizing the Olympics or the Olympic committees.
“This was standard boilerplate language... that all applicant cities have historically signed,” she said.
The Boston Globe first reported on the contract on Wednesday after obtaining it through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The US Olympic Committee picked Boston as the nation’s candidate to bid for the Games. If it beats out rivals expected to include Doha, Qatar, Rome, and either Berlin or Hamburg in Germany, Boston would be the first US Olympic host since Salt Lake City in 2002.
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