POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: PA-18's Massachusetts connection — 2019 FARE hikes? — SNOW pushes election deadlines
PA-18's Massachusetts connection — 2019 FARE hikes? — SNOW pushes election deadlines
03/13/2018 07:20 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
WELCOME TO THE BLIZZARD, MASSACHUSETTS. State offices and courts are closed, trains are running on an extremely reduced schedule, and schools are canceled around the state as another major winter storm bears down.
THE MASS. CONNECTION IN PA-18 - As the eyes of the political world look to southwestern Pennsylvania today, let's parse the Massachusetts connection in the high-profile special election where Democrat Conor Lamb appears poised to upset Republican Rick Saccone.
Hitting inboxes today: A GOTV email from Sen. Elizabeth Warren targeted to those on her email list in Pennsylvania's 18th District. Warren hasn't been on the ground in the state at all (and has largely avoided stumping in the other special elections around the country this year). But her campaign has sent out similar emails for Democrats in similar special elections.
Rep. Seth Moulton, who traveled to Pennsylvania with six members of his team on Saturday and Sunday, is slated to appear on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning. Not to be missed: Lamb is one of the handful of candidates around the country with service backgrounds that Moulton has backed through his Serve America PAC. Moulton has no other plans to hit the district today. Moulton's campaign says he's in Washington, D.C. for evening votes.
Look for some social media boosts from Rep. Joe Kennedy III today, but nothing on the ground. Kennedy traveled to PA-18 shortly after his State of the Union response in January, where he appeared as a special guest at a luncheon fundraiser before holding a volunteer rally with the campaign's field HQ and more than 100 supporters. Kennedy also accompanied Lamb to a county executive's major annual fundraiser in Pittsburgh. He also recently sent out a fundraising pitch.
Meanwhile, former Gov. Deval Patrick will be on the other side of the state on Thursday for a sold-out forum about the Constitution at Philadelphia's Independence Hall.
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DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Next T fare hike likely in mid-2019," by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "The MBTA's Oversight Board indicated on Monday that it plans to raise fares in the middle of next year and the chairman of the board said a debate about new, additional revenues for the transit authority could take place in three years. The comments about revenues came during a debate at the Fiscal and Management Control Board about the MBTA budget for fiscal 2019, which begins July 1. T officials forecasted that the authority's revenues will increase 2.2 percent next year while expenses will go up 2.5 percent."
- "Everything you need to know about Massachusetts' new pot rules," by Dan Adams, Boston Globe: "After months of debate, the rules for Massachusetts' recreational marijuana industry are largely set. With sales poised to begin in July, what can consumers expect? Here are quick answers to some frequently asked questions ..."
ICYMI - "There Is A Gun Control Debate On Beacon Hill, But It's Taking Place Via Email," by Mike Deehan, WGBH News: "Debate over strengthening Massachusetts' already tough gun laws has been taking place among Beacon Hill lawmakers since the Florida school shootings. House Speaker Robert DeLeo hasn't decided whether to bring the issue to the floor for a vote, but House members are already trying to sway their colleagues behind the scenes in the crucial weeks before DeLeo's legislative agenda of what will and won't see the floor is drawn up."
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ON THE STUMP -
- "Even after reelection, Ayanna Pressley spent heavily on advisers," by Frank Phillips, Boston Globe: "Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley used her council campaign account to pay campaign staff and consultants after winning reelection and as she geared up to announce a challenge to US Representative Michael E. Capuano. A Globe review found that Pressley's City Council campaign committee continued to spend thousands of dollars on her political team after the November vote."
- "Snow Impacts Town Election Deadlines," by Associated Press: "Town election deadlines will be postponed as Massachusetts faces its third nor'easter in two weeks. State secretary William Galvin announced Monday he obtained an injunction in Suffolk Superior Court postponing all municipal election deadlines for Tuesday, March 13."
- "Domb to seek Democratic nomination for Goldstein-Rose's seat," by Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire Gazette: "Mindy Domb, the executive director of the Amherst Survival Center, will seek the Democratic nomination to represent the 3rd Hampshire District. Domb, 59, a 20-year Amherst resident who has overseen the center's operations since 2013, said Thursday that she brings a background in activism, advocacy, public health and adult learning."
TSONGAS ARENA -
- "UFCW Local 1445 Endorses Barbara L'Italien in Congressional Race," from the L'Italien campaign : "United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 has endorsed State Senator Barbara L'Italien in her run for Congress, making L'Italien the candidate in the race with the most union support. ... Representing over 13,000 members in a variety of industries, Local 1445 joins the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, the Andover and Lawrence firefighters' unions, and OPEIU Local 453 in its endorsement of L'Italien. Together these unions supporting L'Italien represent roughly 41,000 members, nearly triple that of any other 3rd Congressional District candidate. L'Italien is also the only candidate with support from a statewide union."
DATELINE DC -
- "Markey wants to get other states to adopt Mass. get-tough gun laws," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "Riding a revitalized push to address gun safety, US Senator Edward J. Markey on Monday unveiled legislation designed to push other states to adopt Massachusetts' get-tough laws, including requiring all gun owners to be licensed and giving local police chiefs the power to reject problem applicants. The legislation, which Markey said he'll file Tuesday, aims to extend the Massachusetts legal blueprint across the country by using Department of Justice grants to encourage states to harden their own laws. "
WOOD WAR - Herald: "HUNKERING DOWN." - Globe: "One in 8 troopers earned $200k," "State hunkers down for Nor'easter No. 3," "A Pa. showdown, with roots in Mass.," "Survey tallies hefty personal toll of opioids," "House panel finds no '16 collusion," "Met Opera fire Levine," "For complex restaurateur, recipe for success was simple."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Nantucket's African Meeting House vandalized with racist graffiti," by Peter Sutters, the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror: "The Nantucket Police Department is investigating racist and profane graffiti spray-painted on the front of the African Meeting House sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning. More than a dozen community members gathered to scrub and sand the paint off the front door and shingles by 10 a.m. Sunday morning, but not before police had gathered a sample in an evidence bag."
- "Boston police could have body cameras by year's end," by Milton J. Valencia, Boston Globe: "[Mayor Martin J. Walsh] did not say how much funding the city would dedicate to the cameras, or provide details of what a body camera policy might look like, saying the city is still waiting for the final results of a one-year pilot program commissioned to determine whether police body cameras would work in Boston, and whether they would be worth the cost. Pending final approval, Boston police officials said Monday that a final police body camera program could be implemented across the department by the end of the calendar year."
- "Months Ago, Boston Officer In Controversial Cell Phone Video Would Have Had A Body Camera," by Isaiah Thompson, WGBH News: "Boston Police officials say a police officer involved in a recent confrontation had been part of the department's body camera pilot program - but hadn't been wearing a body camera at the time of the incident because the program had already ended. The disclosure came during a City Council hearing Monday on the results so far of the BPD's year-long test program, in which about 100 officers wore the cameras while on duty."
- "Puerto Ricans who fled post-storm chaos face uncertain future in temporary housing program," by Cristela Guerra, Boston Globe: " As of this week, 3,580 families were utilizing [FEMA's Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program], with Massachusetts housing the second-highest population of self-evacuees, second only to Florida's, according to state officials. But the program is temporary, and though Governor Charlie Baker's office sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long requesting that all evacuees from Puerto Rico be permitted to keep the housing vouchers until March 20, many families are anxious about their future as that date fast approaches."
- "Millennials, white-collar workers bringing new life to unions," by Katie Johnston, Boston Globe: "Millennials and professionals are bringing new energy to the movement, especially in New England, where more than half of union members are doctors, lawyers, teachers, architects, and other white-collar employees. Last year, a third of the 262,000 new union members nationwide were in professional or technical occupations, mostly in the public sector. And more than three-quarters of new members were under age 35 ..."
- "Judge dismisses nurses' suit challenging Brigham and Women's vaccination policy," by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey, Boston Globe: "A Suffolk Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Massachusetts Nurses Association that challenged the flu vaccination policy for employees at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Brigham officials said last fall that employees must be vaccinated against the flu, unless they are granted exceptions for medical or religious reasons."
- "The pitfalls of generalizing neighborhood crime rates," by Jennifer Smith, Dorchester Reporter: "In light of social media chatter surrounding another organization's analysis of Boston Police Department crime data, the conclusions drawn from a misapplication of demographic information and an overgeneralization of neighborhood boundaries, the Reporter is revisiting its year-in-review story on crime and the local reaction to rising homicide rates. On a macro level, Dorchester is larger than one police district."
- "Schools Struggle To Handle Student-Led Protests," by Bianca Vázquez Toness, WGBH News: "There's no handbook or state guidelines for dealing with students walking off campus in protest. School officials are having to make it up as they go along. Districts are struggling to balance the need to protect students' safety while assuring their right to free speech."
- "Maple syrup season gets early start in parts of New England," by Associated Press: " The annual maple season got off to another early start with warmups in parts of New England, and producers are hopeful the recent cold and snow will extend it. Some producers in Vermont, the country's largest producer of maple syrup, have been going strong and producing a fair amount since about mid-February, but historically the season has been later, said Matt Gordon, executive director of the Vermont Maple Sugar Producers Association."
- "Local employers are taking note of #MeToo," by Ethan Forman, Gloucester Times: "'A lot of employers are reaching out to us because they want to do training, because they want to make sure they are in compliance with the various state laws,' said Sheri Heller, a senior human resources advisor at MassPay, a Beverly human resources, business insurance and payroll services company at the Cummings Center."
- "Acton Church At Heart Of Controversy Over Use Of Public Funds For Historic Preservation," by Fred Thys, WBUR: "The town of Acton had previously approved public funds to fix up the old church, voting for $100,000 in community preservation grants for repairs. But as a result of a decision Friday by the state's highest court, the town must now show that the grants do not violate the Massachusetts Constitution."
- "Boston's 'Last DJ' Charles Laquidara Chronicles WBCN's Rock Radio Days," by Jim Sullivan, WBUR: "A strong case can be made that Charles Laquidara was the last of a breed: a major-market rock DJ who commanded top dollar on terrestrial radio, a jock whose irreverent personality drew scores of listeners to the station over several decades. On Wednesday, March 14, Laquidara, now 79, will celebrate his 32 years in Boston radio with what he calls "a multimedia memoir" titled 'Daze in the Life' at the Paradise Rock Club."
MAZEL! - Jason Cabral has joined Nutter as a partner in the Corporate and Transactions Department and member of the firm's Banking and Financial Services group. Previously, Jay was Special Counsel in the Financial Services group at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York.
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