POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook, GOV field snapshot — DEM triumphs in Attleboro — New FUNDRAISING numbers
GOV field snapshot — DEM triumphs in Attleboro — New FUNDRAISING numbers
04/04/2018 07:07 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
IN GOV FIELD, "UNCOMMITTED" LEADS FOR DEM DELEGATES - We're two months out from Democrats gathering in Worcester for their annual state convention, but among party faithful, one key thing has held true about the three Democrats vying to take on Gov. Charlie Baker: No clear frontrunner has emerged.
The latest example comes from the party members committed to each of the three candidates ahead of the convention, Bob Massie, Jay Gonzalez, and Setti Warren.
So far, the top choice for delegate support isn't a candidate at all: It's 'uncommitted', according to the campaigns' latest internal vote counts of the 5,500-some delegates to the state convention. Next is Gonzalez, followed by Massie and Warren closely vying for third.
"Uncommitted" is described as holding the plurality of the votes - and all three gubernatorial campaigns say they expect every candidate to clear the 15 percent vote threshold at the convention to make it onto the primary ballot.
Of course, locking down the most support at the convention isn't the be-all, end-all for a Democrat looking to win the September primary. After all, the candidate who wins the most support at the convention isn't always guaranteed primary success - just ask Steve Grossman.
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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker and LG Karyn Polito join members of the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, the Black Advisory Commission, the Latino Advisory Commission, students from the METCO Program and other elected officials in a ceremony on the State House front steps to remember MLK Jr. 50 years after his death - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer visits Tufts University - The state Senate is in formal session, where it's expected to take up the criminal justice reform bill.
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Hawkins wins Attleboro state rep race over Hall," by Jim Hand, Attleboro Sun Chronicle: "Hawkins beat Hall 52-48 percent to win a House seat that has been empty since Paul Heroux resigned from it in January to become mayor. The final tally saw Hawkins with 3,927 votes and Hall, 3,633."
CHARLIE FLUNKS AGAIN! ANNOUNCING CHANGES PUBLICLY AND FAILING TO INCLUDE THE UNION?
CHARLIE BAKER IGNORED EXPLODING OVERTIME OF THE STATE POLICE & MBTA, EXCUSES FAILURES OF POLITICAL HACKS...TEFLON CHARLIE? NO MORE!
- "Baker's State Police overhaul already is contending with hurdles," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "Baker's announcement Monday that the State Police would eliminate the troubled Troop E unit, activate GPS tracking on police cruisers, and develop a body camera program was intended to begin restoring public trust in an agency that's been battered by months of scandals, including the alleged theft of overtime pay. Its rollout, however, quickly met turbulence, including the admission by State Police officials that the plan to "immediately" activate GPS technology on marked cruisers wasn't possible ... the intention to equip troopers departmentwide with body cameras - would need to be approved through collective bargaining, a potential hurdle that could further slow its implementation."
- "After Hitting High, Ranks Of Women In Mass. Senate Quickly Shrinking," by Katie Lannan, State House News Service: "Eight months after the number of women in the Massachusetts Senate tied an all-time high-water mark, their ranks are now on track to reach a low last recorded nearly two decades ago. As the Senate has elected its second-ever female president amid leadership turmoil and coalesced behind a lawmaker who's on track to become the third, three women have made plans to leave the chamber for other jobs and two others have announced they won't seek reelection."
- "Governor Baker backs bill requiring energy efficiency grades for homes," by Jon Chesto, Boston Globe: "He filed a long-anticipated bill Tuesday that would make Massachusetts the first state to require home sellers to share energy efficiency grades for their houses with potential buyers, starting in 2021. This bill has been in the works for months. But until the past few days, no one outside of the administration seemed to know for sure whether Baker would follow through with the promise (or threat, depending on your viewpoint) that his bill would make these assessments mandatory."
MORE GIVEAWAYS WITHOUT REASONABLE COST ANALYSIS LIKE THE GE SCAM?
- "Governor Baker seeks more money to lure companies to Mass.," by Jon Chesto, Boston Globe: "Like it or not, Massachusetts can't always lure companies here on our reputation alone. That's why Jay Ash, Governor Charlie Baker's top economic aide, made his case to lawmakers last week for a new economic development package with more financial firepower."
- "Massachusetts cannabis commission moving headquarters in Worcester," by Gintautas Dumcius, MassLive.com: "The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, tasked with overseeing the new marijuana industry, is looking to move to Worcester. Shawn Collins, the new agency's executive director, said they're looking for roughly 13,000 square feet, with space to accommodate public meetings."
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DATELINE DC -
- "Tariffs, trade war fears worry Massachusetts employers," by Jim Kinney, MassLive.com: "Tariffs and the possibility of retaliatory trade wars have spooked Massachusetts employers who depend on international trade to keep up with payrolls, according to survey results released Tuesday by Associated Industries of Massachusetts. AIM President and CEO Richard C. Lord said the announcement of tariffs and subsequent modifications of those tariffs by the administration has generated uncertainty among Massachusetts businesses."
- "Congressional Corner With Richard Neal," by Alan Chartock, WAMC Northeast Public Radio: "In today's Congressional Corner, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, a Democrat from the first House district, continues his discussion with WAMC's Alan Chartock."
ON THE STUMP -
- "Capuano outraises Pressley in congressional primary race," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "Congressman Michael E. Capuano outraised Ayanna Pressley in the first quarter of the year, giving the incumbent a considerable cash advantage as he works to fend off a Democratic primary challenge from the well-known Boston city councilor. Capuano raised more than $500,000 in the first three months of the year, while Pressley raised more than $364,000, according to their campaigns."
- Rep. Elizabeth Poirier Endorses Beth Lindstrom For U.S. Senate, from the Beth Lindstrom campaign: "State Rep. Elizabeth Poirier today endorsed Beth Lindstrom for U.S. Senate and said she represents the best chance that Republicans have of defeating Senator Elizabeth Warren in the fall."
- "Stop the presses! He's not running for DA," by Maria Cramer, Boston Globe: "In breaking news, someone else has announced he won't run for Suffolk district attorney. This time, state Senator Joseph Boncore, a Winthrop Democrat, has decided to inform the public he will not be throwing himself into the race."
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "Mick Mulvaney Replies to Elizabeth Warren," by Mick Mulvaney, Wall Street Journal: "I write to correct misrepresentations made by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 'Republicans Remain Silent as Mulvaney's CFPB Ducks Oversight' (op-ed, March 29) regarding my leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If Sen. Warren is unsatisfied with my responses to her frequent inquiries, I would remind her that she is the one who conceived of the bureau to be '[f]ree of legislative micromanaging' and who recently reiterated that 'the whole idea' of the Bureau was to 'insulate it from political influence to the extent possible.'"
- "Westfield officials, residents meet with Sen. Warren's office over water issues," by Samara Abramson and Ryan Trowbridge, Western Mass News: "Western Mass News has learned exclusively that Westfield city officials met with Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office Monday morning to discuss municipal water. With three of four wells shut off on the north side of Westfield, residents continue to seek answers about possible water contamination."
ON THE STUMP -
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK - Greg Henning raises over $110,000 in first month of his campaign, from the Henning campaign: "Greg Henning, candidate for Suffolk County District Attorney, raised over $110,000 in March, the first month of his campaign. Henning received significant grassroots support, as nearly 70 percent of the contributions to his campaign were under $250. The campaign capped its first month with a fundraising reception at Florian Hall in Dorchester last week."
- "Health insurance should cover medical marijuana, Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez says," by State House News Service: "To address the extreme toll of opioid addiction, Democratic candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez on Tuesday said he would require health insurers and the state's MassHealth program to cover the cost of medical marijuana when it is prescribed by a physician for someone suffering from addiction."
THE TSONGAS ARENA -
- "Ties to City Hall bolster Dan Koh's bid for Congress," by Frank Phillips, Boston Globe: "Adam Weiner and his firm, Weiner Ventures, have no discernible development interests in the Third District, but that has not stopped him, his wife, his father, his mother, and his sister-in-law from donating a total of $13,500 to Democrat Dan Koh's campaign for the open congressional seat there. What those donors - and others reviewed by the Globe - have in common is that their projects are dependent on approvals from Boston agencies under the control of Koh's political mentor and recent boss, Mayor Martin J. Walsh."
WOOD WAR - Herald: "YOUTUBE CHAOS" - Globe: "Trump reported not target of probe," "A little story about loss finds life again," "MLK 50 years later," "Union rules likely to slow overhaul at State Police," "Ties to City Hall bolster Koh in bid for Congress," "Damning view of Kennedy at point of no return."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Could the MBTA finally connect the Red and Blue lines? The state is looking into it, again," by Adam Vaccaro, Boston Globe: "The T will embark on a three-month study of the proposed Red-Blue connector, a long-imagined idea to extend the Blue Line from its terminus at Bowdoin Station to the Charles/MGH Red Line stop. This is a sharp reversal for the state, which was once required to build the Red-Blue connector as an environmental offset for the Big Dig highway project, but then lobbied for years to ditch the job."
- "State sees sharp rise in illegal gun seizures," by Christian M. Wade, Eagle-Tribune: "Police in Massachusetts took nearly 1,400 illegal guns off the streets in 2016, and many of the weapons came from out of state, according to newly released data from the state Department of Public Safety. At least 1,391 illegal guns were seized by state and local police as part of arrests and criminal investigations that year, a 67 percent increase from the prior year, according to the data."
- "Danvers joins opioid lawsuit," by Ethan Forman, the Salem News: "Selectmen voted Tuesday night to join an effort by 70 other Massachusetts communities to sue drug makers and distributors of opioid painkillers to recover costs due to the public health crisis. Selectmen discussed this legal move last month with attorney Jonathan Silverstein of the firm Boston municipal law firm KP law, one of the legal firms that are part of a consortium seeking to recover damages in federal court for cities and towns have incurred due to the opioid epidemic."
- "Pilgrim shutdown enters second month," by Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times: "March was a tough month for the beleaguered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, and so far, April has been no better. The Plymouth reactor has now been shut down for 30 days because of a handful of equipment problems."
- "Massachusetts Medal of Honor hero to be laid to rest Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery," by Dave Canton, MassLive.com: "A Concord resident and Medal of Honor hero will be interred Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery. Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was the first to be awarded the nation's highest military honor during the Korean War. He died Nov. 13 at home at the age of 93."
- "Brynn Cartelli of Longmeadow scores knockout on 'The Voice'," by Ray Kelly, MassLive.com: "Guided by pop star / coach Kelly Clarkson, the 14-year-old Longmeadow High School student advanced Tuesday night in the singing competition."
MAZEL! - to Will Rasky, who has joined the Greg Henning for Suffolk County DA race as campaign manager.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to former Sen. Mo Cowan, former state Rep. Jim Shannon, State House News Service's Sam Doran, and former director of the Massachusetts special commission relative to autism Michael Forbes Wilcox.
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