POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook MARTY’s money mystery — DeLEO: No new taxes — TRUMP gives his pen to MARKEY
01/11/2018 07:19 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Rebecca Morin (rmorin@politico.com; @RebeccaMorin_)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
WHAT'S WALSH FUNDRAISING FOR? - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh may have coasted to an easy and relatively low-cost re-election this November, but you wouldn't be able to tell based on his post-election fundraising activities.
Walsh netted $105,000 in the month of December alone according to state campaign finance filings, and yesterday held his fifth fundraiser since Election Day, this one at Yellow Door Taqueria in Walsh's Dorchester neighborhood of Lower Mills, with guests of honor including the Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey.
In fact, Walsh has raked in so money at so fast a clip since November that a longtime City Hall watcher tells me it is unprecedented for a Boston mayor to do so - and will surely do nothing to quiet rumors about Walsh's post-mayoral plans, which some believe could include a potential run for governor as soon as 2022, Congress, or the US Senate.
Walsh's campaign downplays the fundraising haul, telling me this is no more active than Walsh's post-campaign fundraising in 2014, or his hauls in 2015 and 2016. But December's numbers are stronger than any month's total fundraising Walsh had over the summer, and come after Walsh's reelection campaign that avoided tapping into his $2.5 million-plus war chest for costly expenses like TV and radio advertisements.
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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker and Health and Human Services Sec. Marylou Sudders appear live on 89.7 WGBH FM at 9 a.m. for a special segment on the opioid crisis and recovery and treatment efforts - The opening of a new children's literature exhibit at Boston's Logan Airport draws Bay State luminaries including Clifford the Big Red Dog, First Lady Lauren Baker, Massport CEO Tom Glynn, Boston Globe Managing Director Linda Pizzuti Henry, and Hudson Group President and CEO Joe DiDomizio - The House and Senate meet in informal session. Former Sen. and current Lynn Mayor Tom McGee is expected to deliver his farewell address to his colleagues, State House News reports.
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DATELINE BEACON HILL -
SHOT - "No new taxes in upcoming fiscal year, Mass. House speaker pledges," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said Wednesday that House leaders will propose no increases in major taxes or fees in their budget for the upcoming fiscal year, probably closing the door on large legislatively increased levies through June 2019."
CHASER - "State leaders are facing trickiest budget cycle in recent years," also by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "Beyond the normal unpredictability of the economy, State House number-crunchers must sort through far more fiscal question marks than usual as they calculate how much money there will be to fund government programs - and how to spend it - in the fiscal year that starts July 1."
- "State may owe towns for early-voting period," by Colin A. Young, State House News Service: "Cities and towns spent more than $1 million to cover the costs of holding mandatory early-voting periods in 2016, Auditor Suzanne Bump has found, costs that the Legislature may be on the hook for reimbursing."
- "AG Healey urges MBTA to slow down on hiring bus maintenance firm," by Matt Stout, Boston Herald: "Attorney General Maura Healey today urged the MBTA tap the breaks as it weighs hiring a contractor to take over its bus maintenance, saying the Ohio-based company reportedly seeking the bid once left taxpayers 'in the lurch.'"
ICYMI - "Rosenberg is down but he doesn't have to be out," by Peter Lucas, Lowell Sun: "Rosenberg would be wise to study how another legislative leader, forced out of power, handled his situation. ... This would be the late House Speaker Thomas W. McGee of Lynn who for 10 years ran the House with a no-nonsense - some say heavy handed - leadership style. McGee was gruff and tough, but he always had a soft heart for people in need."
TRUMPACHUSETTS -
- "Staties, BPD to feds: We won't bust bud in Bay State," by Jordan Graham, O'Ryan Johnson, Boston Herald: "If the feds bust any local pot shops, they'll be on their own - state police and Boston cops won't assist in any crackdown on businesses that are legal under state law, local authorities said."
- FEATURING A PICTURE THAT SAYS 1,000 WORDS - "Trump signs Markey-sponsored bill to improve opioid screening technology," by the Associated Press and Boston Globe: "President Trump signed legislation Wednesday aimed at giving Customs and Border Protection agents additional screening devices and other tools to stop the flow of illicit drugs. ... US Senator Ed Markey, along with fellow Massachusetts delegation member Representative Niki Tsongas, sponsored the bill, called the Interdict Act. ... After signing the bill, Trump made a point of giving the pen he used to Markey."
- "Feds say Healey can't sue student loan servicer," by Deirdre Fernandes, Boston Globe: "Siding with a student loan servicer, the federal government has accused Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey of overreaching with her lawsuit accusing the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency of unfair and deceptive practices."
- "Efforts to popularize tax bill, increase take-home pay may put people in government's debt, says Rep. Richard Neal," by Phil Demers, Masslive.com: "The temptation there and with Republicans running the government, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal have issued a warning to the administration not to get cute with numbers, or risk breaking the budgets of lower-income Americans."
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "U.S. commerce lobby to wage war on Elizabeth Warren," by Chris Cassidy, Boston Herald: "The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce vowed to wage war against Bay State U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 'extremes in both parties,' comparing her to Steve Bannon and suggesting the pro-business lobbying group will pour money into the 2018 Senate race to defeat the progressive champion before she can mount a White House run."
ON THE STUMP -
- "GOP Healey Challenger Comes Out Swinging, Rips Attorney General Over Drug Lab Scandal," by Evan Lips, New Boston Post: "Hingham Republican Dan Shores, who is challenging Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey next fall, on Wednesday denounced the manner in which the Charlestown Democrat decided to support quashing more than 8,000 drug-dealer-related convictions stemming from a scandal involving a state drug lab in Amherst."
WOOD WAR - Herald: "FEDS ON OWN IN POT SHOP RAIDS," "What a waste," "STEVE BANNON ON THE LEFT," "All Pats all the time!" - Globe: "Amazon seeks big new office space in city," "Democratic front cracks over wall," "Baby boomers destroyed their ears. Biotech is trying to fix them," "Number-crunchers wary on state budget," "Uggs... what are you thinking?"
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Amazon is seeking up to 1 million square feet in Boston," by Tim Logan, Boston Globe: "The Seattle company is negotiating with a Seaport developer to lease an entire office building, and possibly two, to continue its expansion in the city, according to real estate industry executives with knowledge of the talks."
- "Police body cameras have some benefits, preliminary findings of Boston trial say," by Gintautas Dumcius, Masslive.com: "'The preliminary findings of the randomized controlled trial suggest that the placement of body worn cameras on Boston Police officers may generate small benefits to the civility of police-citizen civilian encounters,' said the report, which the department released Wednesday."
-"Walsh: 'not convinced yet' on police body cameras; activists: 'issue decided,' so let's just get on with it," by Jennifer Smith, Dorchester Reporter: "The issue of police body cameras moved back into the spotlight late last week when Mayor Martin Walsh cast doubts on an implementation in the near future of a citywide rollout of the devices, citing the technology's value and its impact on police and community relations as his reasons for caution."
- "Children of TPS holders plead for their parents at solidarity rally in City Hall," by Cristela Guerra, Boston Globe: "Charles Pineda wishes politicians on Capitol Hill could see what he sees when he looks at his mother, Elsa. Whereas they might only see a 45-year-old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, Pineda sees an attentive woman who works so hard she barely sleeps."
- "Impact of Blizzard on Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant," from Sue O'Connell's The Take on NECN: "Did the Blizzard of 2018 expose ongoing dangers from the Pilgrim nuclear power plant? Diane Turco, director of Cape Downwinders, gives her take."
- "Worcester comeback seems for real," by John Dyer, CommonWealth Magazine: "Mars is the limit for robotics engineer Kevin Harrington. Harrington, 32, wants to build a machine that would harvest the sun, soil, and atmosphere of the Red Planet to produce food, building supplies, and robots for human colonies in the future. ... There's good reason to take Harrington seriously. He is the robotics lab manager at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he's following in the footsteps of Robert Goddard, inventor of modern rocketry and the so-called father of the space age."
- "At 97, cartoonist in West Boylston still raring to draw," by George Barnes, Worcester Telegram and Gazette: "There are some people who think of Philip 'Flip' Uzanas as just a cartoonist. ... A talented artist, now 97 years old, he is still regularly drawing cartoons, almost out of habit. The self-taught artist was the first full-time editorial cartoonist for the Hartford Courant and worked there for 36 years. In 1949, his work was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize."
- "Tribe hits the jackpot," by George Brennan, Martha's Vineyard Times: "Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition to hear a case involving a gambling hall for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), paving the way for the tribe to begin the process of opening an electronic bingo facility on tribal lands, the news is still settling in for the tribe's leader."
A LOCAL WAGER ON THE BIG GAME - "A local doughnut shop placed a sweet wager on Saturday's Patriots game," by Kristi Palma, Boston.com: "Kane's Handcrafted Donuts in Boston and Five Daughter's Bakery in Nashville are supporting their teams with a friendly doughnut wager. The losing city's store has to ship a dozen of its most popular doughnuts to the winning shop, and pose for a picture while baking doughnuts in the winning team's jersey."
MEDIA MATTERS - "Herald execs' pay disclosed in bankruptcy filings," by Brian Dowling, Boston Herald: "Patrick J. Purcell, the Herald's publisher, took home $970,092 in the year prior to the company's Chapter 11 filing in Delaware on Dec. 8, according to papers in the ongoing bankruptcy case. His compensation included fringe benefits of a golf membership and use of a company vehicle. ... Purcell defended his compensation, saying it dates back to when he was a senior executive at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp."
MAZEL! - Veteran campaign strategist Phil Sherwood joins the Freedom for All Massachusetts coalition as Campaign Manager. FFAM is the bi-partisan campaign seeking to defend the state's transgender discrimination protections, passed in 2016, from repeal at the ballot in November.
ALSO MAZEL! - Mark Steffen, a Baker administration and campaign alum, who recently started as campaign manager for GOP Attorney General candidate Dan Shores.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to Senate Ways and Means chair Karen Spilka and WBUR digital news editor Lisa Creamer.
THE HOME TEAMS DID NOT PLAY.
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