Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : City Council Makes Controversial Pick
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Boston city councilor whose stances have angered black and gay leaders was voted council president, making him the city’s second-ranking official. Since being elected a councilor in 1984, James Kelly opposed affirmative action and voted against the extension of city benefits to homosexuals’ partners. In earlier years, he opposed court-ordered busing to racially integrate schools and forced integration of public housing. Seven of the council’s 13 members voted for Kelly.
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