POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: The 'BERNIE in our backyard' -- MICELI on the mend -- Boston’s LOGAN bests N.Y.’s JFK
The 'BERNIE in our backyard' -- MICELI on the mend -- Boston’s LOGAN bests N.Y.’s JFK
03/01/2018 07:12 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Welcome to March.
NEW THIS MORNING: MASSIE GETS HIS ENDORSEMENT - Dubbed the "Bernie in our own backyard," Bob Massie has locked down Our Revolution's endorsement for his gubernatorial bid. The only catch: It's not from the statewide Our Revolution Massachusetts entity.
Rather, it's the Concord, Hull, and Arlington arms of the Bernie Sanders-aligned group. This comes after ORMA passed on backing a gubernatorial contender following a botched endorsement process that asked members to consider endorsing Massie or no one else.
The argument for Massie follows a theme: He's viewed as one of the most progressive gubernatorial candidates not only in this cycle, but in a generation - and his supporters say he should be treated as such. As OR Concord's Joyce Isen put it, "After Bernie's strength in the primaries in 2016, most Democratic platforms this year are superficially the same. So to grasp the differences in this race we looked to Bob Massie's 40-year history of progressive accomplishments and concluded that he is a once-in-a-lifetime, transformative candidate."
Massie's backers now say they're petitioning the national Our Revolution to endorse the environmental activist's gubernatorial bid. "We are fortunate to have this chance, as OR organizers, to nominate the Bernie in our own backyard," said OR Hull's Leigh Baltzer. "Not every race boasts a Democrat who is as committed to fighting for progressive ideals as Bob Massie."
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TODAY - The state House plans to release its internal study on improving its sexual harassment policies today - The state Gaming Commissionmeets - Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, state Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders, state Attorney General Maura Healey, Department of Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, and members of Jane Doe, Inc. launch the 11th Annual White Ribbon Day Campaign in an event at the State House this morning.
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Rep. James Miceli taken by ambulance from house Dem caucus," by Matt Murphy, State House News Service: "Wilmington Rep. James Miceli collapsed and was transported by ambulance to a hospital from the Omni Parker House on Wednesday morning where House Democrats were attending a political caucus, according to two House lawmakers. An aide to Miceli said the representative was 'stable and with family at the moment.'"
- "Gov. Charlie Baker, Massachusetts congressional delegation asks Trump administration to scrap offshore drilling plan," by Shannon Young, MassLive.com: "Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and all 11 members of the state's congressional delegation urged the Trump administration this week to back away from its plan to open new areas off the United States' East Coast to oil and gas drilling. Baker, a Republican, joined Massachusetts congressional Democrats in calling on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to not include Massachusetts waters in the administration's five-year drilling plan, which seeks to open areas from Florida to Maine for oil and gas exploration purposes, in a Tuesday letter."
- "Women's group calls on gaming board to 'do the right thing'," by Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald: "The state gaming board needs to send Steve Wynn a message and ban his name from the $2.4 billion casino being built in Everett, the head of a woman's advocacy group said. Wynn reportedly raped a woman at least three times around 1973 and 1974 at her Chicago apartment, The Associated Press reported [Tuesday]."
- "Lowell rep eyes boosting ICE detainer to 12 hours in Safe Communities Act," by Rick Sobey, Lowell Sun: "A Lowell legislator plans to file an amendment to a controversial immigration bill, stressing that law enforcement should be able to hold individuals on ICE detainers for more than six hours. Instead, Nangle supports Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's provision that would allow police to honor a written request from ICE to hold an individual for up to 12 hours if that person has engaged in or is suspected of terrorism -- or had been convicted of a serious felony."
-"Pilgrim workers violate federal regulations," by Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times: "When federal regulators come to town for the plant's annual assessment meeting later this month, operators at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will have one more violation related to poor staff performance to explain.The incident involved two technicians who threw a safety system offline by taking a shortcut in procedure last March."
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "Elizabeth Warren wants to force companies to make sexual-misconduct data public," by Amanda Arnold, The Cut: "Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and Nevada representative Jacky Rosen introduced a bill Tuesday morning that would require public companies to make public all allegations of sexual harassment and settlements in their workplaces, BuzzFeed News reports. The bill would mandate that companies publicly report all sexual-misconduct settlements, including how much money was paid out, as well as all harassment cases related to race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. However, the names of people involved in the cases would not be included in any of said reports,as this legislation explicitly prohibits that."
- "Mick Mulvaney would appreciate it if Elizabeth Warren would zip it and let him destroy the C.F.P.B. in peace," by Bess Levin, Vanity Fair:"Unfortunately for ol' Mick, while things have been going quite smoothly, re: rejiggering everything the [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]stands for, his path has not been without obstacles. Namely, Senator Elizabeth Warren who, strangely, isn't thrilled by the fact that the bureau she created is being run by a guy who thinks it's financial institutions, rather than consumers, that need protecting. We are progressively moving to a response that I want to send her, which is essentially to say, 'Look, if you don't like what I am doing, complain to the person who wrote the statute.'"
- "Booker, Gillibrand and Warren to join Doug Jones for March DNC fundraiser," by Gabriel Debenedetti, POLITICO: "New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will join new Alabama Sen. Doug Jones to host the DNC's "IWillVote Gala" fundraiser in Washington on March 7, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO. The event - which is expected to draw roughly 400 attendees, according to a DNC aide who confirmed the plan - is the first in a series of large regional fundraising gatherings the committee is hosting ahead of the midterms."
MOULTON MATTERS -
- "Democrats seeking Texas' most competitive congressional seat shape message around experience," by Jasper Scherer, San Antonio Express-News: "At a recent campaign event oriented toward military veteran entrepreneurs, [ former Air Force intelligence officer Gina] Jones was introduced by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat whose Serve America political action committee supports veterans running for Congress. [Jones] is one of five Democrats aiming to oust Rep. Will Hurd from one of Texas' few vulnerable Republican seats, in a March 6 primary vote that will likely result in a runoff. "
- "A politician calls students to public service," by Kristen A. Jensen, Duke POLIS: "On Thursday, [U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran] sat down with Duke POLIS Director Fritz Mayer and nearly 200 members of the Duke community to discuss topics ranging from bipartisanship to guns. Throughout the event, Moulton brought it back to having the courage to serve. One of his criticisms about the Democratic establishment is the tendency to default to the anti-Trump argument rather than focus on alternative solutions."
ON THE STUMP -
- "Governor hopefuls make opening pitch to Dorchester Democrats," by Jennifer Smith, Dorchester Reporter: "It is a competitive caucus season, Linehan noted, and 'the energy is definitely a little bit more pronounced. I think people are still angry, still smarting, still all that stuff from the 2016 race, so everyone's kind of recommitting to our values.'"
- "Whole lotta caucus: Elections have returned to the commonwealth. Sort of." by Patrick Cochran, Dig Boston: "Between February and March, the party will hold more than 400 caucuses, electing a couple thousand delegates and alternate delegates to the convention in Worcester, where they'll vote to endorse a slew of candidates for office. Bickford said that caucus turnout has risen significantly in 2017 and so far in 2018 (since Trump's election to the presidency), compared to recent years."
- WOOD WAR - Herald: "HEALEY EYEING WYNN LICENSE," "YAWKEY AWAY," - Globe: "Post-Parkland, a D.C. standoff," "GOP makes the most of its ties to Trump," "Report faults Mass. on student debt," "One side effect of online ordering: boxy buildup," "Finally, a move to rename Yawkey Way."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Walsh aides lose bid to toss extortion case," by Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald: "Two of Mayor Martin J. Walsh's top lieutenants who face an upcoming extortion trial suffered a major legal blow yesterday when a federal judge denied several defense motions, including their latest request that the case be dismissed."
- "Harvard study finds gun injuries drop nationwide - during NRA conventions," by Martin Finucane, Boston Globe: "A new study from Harvard has found a 20 percent decline in gun injuries nationwide during the dates of the National Rifle Association's annual convention, which gathers tens of thousands of gun-owning attendees. Researchers from Harvard Medical School said the decline is probably because of a brief period during which gun owners aren't firing their guns."
- "How Boston's Airport Bounced Back From the Storm That Crippled J.F.K.," by Patrick McGeehan, New York Times: "The high winds and swirling snow caused Logan, like Kennedy, to shut down for nearly an entire day. But Logan reopened the next morning and operated normally through the weekend - except for having to accommodate six planeloads of passengers diverted there from Kennedy, which remained paralyzed. Why were the experiences at these two major American airports, separated by only about 200 miles, so dramatically different? The answer may be that, though both airports are run by public authorities, they are managed in far disparate ways."
- "Sex, consent, and custody," by Kori Feener, Dig Boston: "In Massachusetts, there is no law clearly stating that an officer on duty is forbidden from engaging in sexual intercourse with a person, perp or otherwise. One exception is corrections officers, who are specifically barred from having sex on the clock and in uniform. Which leaves one to wonder what, if anything, is in place to prevent an arresting officer from abusing their powerful position."
- "Red Sox ask Boston to change name of Yawkey Way back to Jersey Street," by Martin Finucane, Boston Globe: "The Boston Red Sox are asking the city of Boston to change Yawkey Way back to its original name, Jersey Street, saying the move is intended to send a message of inclusion. Last year, the team's principal owner, John Henry, said he wanted to change the name of the street, which honors a former team owner who has been called a racist."
- "State Appeals Court upholds newspaper delivery ruling, by Madeleine List, Cape Cod Times: "The state Appeals Court on Tuesday affirmed a previous court decision that GateHouse Media Massachusetts Inc., a company that publishes more than 100 daily or weekly newspapers in the state, including the Cape Cod Times, must classify a group of delivery drivers as employees rather than independent contractors."
- "Singer joins NECIR, WGBH as investigations editor," New England Center for Investigative Reporting press release: "Signaling a growing partnership, WGBH News and the nonprofit New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR) hired Paul Singer, formerly an editor with USA Today and Roll Call in Washington, as their investigations editor beginning officially on March 19."
MAZEL! - Kathleen McKeon has started as the manager of strategic communications with the Massachusetts Dental Society. She previously was communications director of the National Beer Wholesalers Association and is an alum of Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY -- to Watertown state Rep. John Lawn, state Rep. Jay Kaufman's chief of staff, Sean Fitzgerald (a rare leap year birthday-er), and Hannah Klain, a student at Harvard Law and a Hillary alum.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? - Yes! The Celtics crushed the Hornets, 134-106.
NEW THIS MORNING - THE LATEST HORSE RACE PODCAST EPISODE: Former state Sen. Ben Downing joins us this week to explain the turmoil on Beacon Hill, its impact on senate function and the significance of state and local primary challenges. Then, Steve's got a new transportation poll with hot takes on traffic, and Lauren explains why Massachusetts' drop in the U.S. News and World Report ranking is fair game for Gov. Charlie Baker's critics. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud
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