POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: PRESSLEY rakes in cash — CHANDLER’s temporary term extended — TITO JACKSON’s next move
02/08/2018 07:06 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
GOOD MORNING MASSACHUSETTS.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK - PRESSLEY HITS SIX FIGURES - In the seven days after Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley announced her bid to unseat Rep. Michael Capuano, her campaign has already hit an important milestone: They've already raked in over $100,000, her campaign tells me.
Among the donors who already maxxed out their donations to Pressley: Deb Benson, attorney and founding member of Invest to Elect and the MA Equal Pay Coalition; Sean Curran of Waterville Consulting; Dennis Kanin, principal, New Boston Ventures; Georgia Murray, chair of Pressley's Finance Committee; Dorothy Terrell, Managing Partner, FirstCap Advisors; Naomi Aberly, activist & philanthropist; and Jamie Chisholm of DraftKings.
There's still a long, and likely expensive, road to the September primary. The pressure remains on Pressley to show she can actually mobilize the sizable donor base needed to overcome the well-liked, well-connected incumbent. Pressley's campaign notes they don't expect to out-raise Capuano - and the end of the fundraising quarter is still months away.
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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker addresses the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Breakfast this morning before this afternoon swearing in the members of the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth - The Senate meets in formal session. The body is expected to act to remove the "acting" part from acting Senate President Harriette Chandler's title - Striking JetBlue subcontractors citing intimidation over efforts to unionize plan to send delegations to the State House to swing by the offices of Gov. Charlie Baker and other officials.
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Dems: Stan Rosenberg will not return to Senate presidency this year," by Matt Stout and Chris Cassidy, Boston Herald: "Senate Democrats [on Wednesday] agreed to keep acting Senate President Harriette Chandler in the top post through the end of the year, ensuring embattled ex-President Stan Rosenberg will not return to power for at least this session. The decision, made during a closed-door caucus, came as the Senate has been rocked by fresh allegations involving Rosenberg and his estranged husband, which had led Rosenberg to step down and Chandler to be named acting president late last year."
- "Healey says Hefner criminal probe 'ongoing'," by Matt Murphy, State House News Service: "While some senators are urging patience with regard to a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into Sen. Stanley Rosenberg and the activities of his husband Bryon Hefner, there's another ongoing criminal investigation that Attorney General Maura Healey declined Tuesday to put a timeline on. Healey and Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley opened their investigation following an initial report in the Boston Globe of anonymous allegations made by four men who do business with the Legislature that Hefner had sexually harassed and assaulted them."
- "Mass. Gaming Commission Investigation Into Wynn Casino 'Aggressively Continues' Even After Wynn Resignation," by Katie Lannan, State House News Service: "[Commission] Executive director Ed Bedrosian said Wynn's resignation - which came after allegations of sexual misconduct were reported in the Wall Street Journal - raises additional questions for the investigation, including Wynn's continued stock ownership, management and control influence andthe brand and financial impact."
- "Puerto Rican evacuees in Massachusetts risk losing housing benefits," by Shira Schoenberg, MassLive.com: "More than 500 Puerto Rican evacuee families are at risk of losing their housing in Massachusetts hotels, if the federal government does not extend their benefits this month. Gov. Charlie Baker, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh all signed a letter asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend those housing benefits for another month."
- "As a pressure group folds, Mass. charter advocates survey the damage," by Kathleen McNerney and Max Larkin, WBUR: " When Families For Excellent Schools brought its charter-school advocacy to Massachusetts, it carried a reputation with it: of a media-savvy, New York-tested organization backed by powerful donors. Three years later, as the organization - known as FES - plans to close amid scandal, Massachusetts' ed reform advocates say they're glad to be rid of it."
- "Mass lawmakers urge caution as state tax collections surge," by Colin A. Young, State House News Service: "Stung in each of the last two fiscal years by overestimated tax collections that forced major eleventh-hour spending adjustments, state budget writers sounded a cautious tone Tuesday as they kicked off a series of hearings on the governor's budget proposal ... as the fiscal 2019 state budget begins to take form, lawmakers said they are encouraged by positive revenue reports but are not expecting it to be a smooth budget year."
- "Linda Dorcena Forry promises to carry advocacy work into private sector," by Brendan Deady, WGBH News: "Before she bids her public farewell, Dorcena Forry sat down with WGBH's Morning Edition for an exclusive exit interview that covered her 22 years in public service, her future working at Suffolk Construction, and the apprehension she feels leaving the Senate where's a vacuum in permanent leadership and African-American representation."
TRUMPACHUSETTS -
- "Massachusetts sues Equifax amid questions about CFPB's investigation," by David Greene, NPR: "Amid a report that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is scaling down its probe into the Equifax breach, David Greene talks to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. 'The job of CFPB is to protect consumers. And if they're not willing to stand up for the public on Equifax, the question is, what are they willing to do because this is exactly the kind of investigation that they're supposed to be doing?,' [Healey said]."
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "Sen. Warren neutral - for the moment - on Capuano v. Pressley," by Jennifer Smith, Dorchester Reporter: "The Democratic Party may stand to gain from an infusion of young up-and-coming political hopefuls, but US Sen. Elizabeth Warren is not picking a side just yet in the race for Massachusetts's 7th Congressional District, where Boston City Councillor at-Large Ayanna Pressley is making a run to unseat US Rep. Michael Capuano. On Monday, Warren said she regards both politicians as friends and valuable allies in government."
- "Elizabeth Warren slams Attorney General Jeff Sessions' record 1 year after being silenced on Senate floor," by Shannon Young, MassLive.com:"U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, spoke out Wednesday against Attorney General Jeff Sessions' record on civil rights, criminal justice and immigration -- a speech that came exactly one year after chamber leaders formally silenced her for questioning the then-senator's nomination. Warren criticized actions Sessions took during his first year as attorney general and stressed that Americans will 'persist' despite them as she delivered afternoon remarks from the U.S. Senate floor."
- "GOP Senate Candidate Kingston Mocks Warren's 'Nevertheless She Persisted' Anniversary," by Evan Lips, New Boston Post: "Kingston, in his statement marking the anniversary, poked fun at the catchphrase in an apparent effort to remind voters of the manner in which Warren allegedly "persists in putting her own interests over the well-being of Massachusetts residents and the nation as a whole."
ON THE STUMP -
- "Massachusetts Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Call for Expansion of Gaming Commission Probe," press release: "In a letter to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission today, all three Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates called for the Gaming Commission to investigate Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts' financial support of Charlie Baker in his 2014 gubernatorial election, as part of their ongoing review of Wynn Resorts' suitability to hold a casino license."
- "Republican Marie Angelides challenging Hampden Register of Deeds Donald Ashe," by Shira Schoenberg, MassLive.com: "Longmeadow Republican Marie Angelides has pulled papers to run for Hampden County Register of Deeds, challenging Democratic incumbent Register of Deeds Donald Ashe. Angelides ran for state representative in 2010 and 2012 but lost both times to Democrat Brian Ashe, who is the son of Donald Ashe."
TSONGAS ARENA -
- "L'Italien Endorsed By Majority of Dracut Board of Selectmen, School Committee," from the Barbara L'Italien campaign: "Seven local elected officials endorsed State Senator Barbara L'Italien today in the race to succeed Niki Tsongas: Selectmen Tami Dristiliaris, Joseph DiRocco, Jr., Tony Archinski, and Jesse Forcier; and School Committee Members Betsy Murphy, Allison Volpe, and Sabrina Heisey."
MOULTON MATTERS -
- "Moulton Leads Letter to Secretary Mattis Demanding Answers in Response to Internal Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)," press release: Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) ... led a bi-partisan letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis demanding answers in response to a report about an Ernst & Young internal audit of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that describes ambiguities and lapses in oversight within the agency," - a story that was first reported by our POLITICO colleague Bryan Bender.
WOOD WAR - Herald: "FORWARD MARCH" - Globe: "Lawsuit reveals ATF bias on gender," "For McDaniels, a risk worth taking," "State review of Wynn resorts will continue," "Chandler remaining Senate president," "Senate coalition talks compromise but faces big tests," "A COMFORT, BUT NOT TO ALL."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- TITO JACKSON'S NEXT MOVE - Former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson has been named Parenting Journey's inaugural Social and Family Justice Fellow. From Parenting Journey: "Jackson will focus on public policy and civic engagement, building partnerships and developing a robust agenda to help lift families out of poverty. ... The three-month fellowship was created to help empower families through the intersection of economic justice and parenting, addressing core challenges facing communities of color."
- "A backlash is mounting in cities bidding for Amazon's HQ2," by Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg News: "Jamie Eldridge, the son of an electrical engineer who grew up in suburban Boston and a state lawmaker, is among a small but increasingly loud group of naysayers who live in the 20 regions that are finalists for the headquarters sweepstakes. While mayors and governors compete to offer Amazon billions in tax breaks, these locals have no interest in paying the company to come to their towns."
- "Suffolk Downs, potential Amazon HQ2 site, races toward city approval," by Catherine Carlock, Boston Business Journal: "The proposed first phase of development at Suffolk Downs - a potential site for Amazon's second headquarters- has progressed through design review and is now headed to approval by the Boston Planning and Development Agency. The first phase would feature two buildings spanning a combined 520,000 square feet near the MBTA Blue Line Suffolk Downs stop."
- "City councilor says 'SMILF' degrades South Boston women, wants ads removed," by Steve Annear, Boston Globe: "City Councilor Ed Flynn has called for the removal of posters around Boston promoting the show 'SMILF,' a Golden Globe-nominated series, recently filmed in the city,that tells the fictional story of a single mother living in South Boston."
- "Swampscott principal comes out as transgender," WHDH TV 7News: "Shannon Daniels, the principal of Stanley Elementary School said recent personal and professional challenges helped them realize they are transgender. They said they feel most comfortable presenting as a woman. Daniels and Swampscott Superintendent Pamela Angelakis sent letters to the school community explaining the change, along with advice on how to discuss it with children."
- 'Artisanal' marijuana shop proposing to mix weed with chocolate in Holyoke," by Mike Plaisance, MassLive.com: "Master chocolatiers, local farmers and a host-city agreement were elements of a retail marijuana plan discussed at City Hall Tuesday. The company, [which would be called High End Chocolate] with its remarks during the City Council public comment period and submission of the letter was heeding state regulations that recommended applicants for retail marijuana licenses get to know government officials and people in the community, she said."
MEDIA MATTERS - "Dirty Old Boston joins the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism," Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Medium post:"The partnership will include: Regular "Throwback" feature collaborations between DOB and BINJ that connect contemporary news with historical headlines, distribution of DOB columns in community newspapers and area sites including DigBoston and binjonline.org and joint BINJ and DOB community engagement events. Diehard DOB fans can expect the same steady stream of everyday Hub images predating 1990 that they have come to expect from the site."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Attorney General Maura Healey, Jascha Franklin-Hodge, CIO of the City of Boston, Arturo Natella, external affairs director for state Rep. Liz Malia.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes! The Bruins blew out the Rangers 6-1.
NEW THIS MORNING: THE HORSE RACE PODCAST - Steve Koczela is back in the bunker just in time for caucus season. We've got answers to all the caucus questions you're afraid to ask with special guest Gus Bickford, chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. We also check in on the first forum for the MA-3, the legal challenge to the proposed "Fair Share" ballot question and the latest development around the senate presidency. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud
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