POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: IMMIGRATION pressure continues — HEALEY’s ruling could slow marijuana industry — Progressive groups line up behind NEAL challenge
IMMIGRATION pressure continues — HEALEY’s ruling could slow marijuana industry — Progressive groups line up behind NEAL challenge
06/25/2018 07:21 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Welcome to the last week of June.
IMMIGRATION STILL HOT TOPIC — After a weekend of travel to the border, the immigration issue continues to draw attention from Massachusetts' current and would-be congressional leaders.
Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, vying to unseat Rep. Michael Capuano, this morning is calling for defunding and abolishing ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), the enforcement arm of the Trump administration's immigration policy.
On Wednesday, Pressley plans to visit the ICE detention center in Boston. No children separated from their parents at the border are currently being held in Massachusetts, according to the governor last week, but ICE agents in the state have reinstated arrests in government offices. Also this week, Pressley will meet with immigration advocates and release an equity agenda on immigration.
Capuano, Pressley's opponent, returned from the Texas border this weekend with a delegation of congressional Democrats. "I'm in Texas because I thought it important to carry the message of my constituents who demand that @realDonaldTrump be held accountable. I'm not convinced he understands or cares what it will take to right this wrong. I won't stop fighting until every family is reunited," Capuano said on Twitter.
The border also drew Rep. Katherine Clark, who sported a shirt with the words "I really do care," on her flight to Texas on Friday. Afterward, Clark tweeted her visit "confirmed my worst fears," adding "I will return to Washington next week committed to reunifying these families and working towards immigration policies that eliminate the current chaos and treat people with dignity." Sen. Elizabeth Warren also visited on Sunday.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week that would end the "zero tolerance" immigration policy separating families apprehended for crossing the border illegally, though former homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said Sunday that order will likely be overturned by the courts. Meanwhile, Trump has put the onus on Congress to fix "our ridiculous immigration laws."
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TODAY — Gov. Charlie Baker, LG Karyn Polito, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack, MBTA General Manager Luis Ramirez,
CHARLIE BAKER FAIL!
OVERPAID LUIS RAMIREZ MORE INTERESTED IN POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAN DOING HIS JOB, UNQUALIFIED & INADEQUATELY SCRUTINIZED FOR THE JOB....ELAINE CHAO? DO YOUR RESEARCH! WIFE OF MITCH MCCONNELL, UNQUALIFIED FOR HER POSITION, CONFIRMED BY REPUBLICAN BOBBLE HEADS.
KEEP GENUFLECTING CHARLIE!
Rep. Mike Capuano, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and local officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Green Line Extension Project, which will extend the Green Line approximately 4.7 miles through East Cambridge, into Somerville and Medford — Democratic gubernatorial contender Jay Gonzalez plans to campaign greeting commuters outside of South Station tonight — UMass President Marty Meehan appears on WBUR's Radio Boston at 3 p.m.
DATELINE BEACON HILL —
- "Gov. Charlie Baker's Son Accused Of Sexual Assault," by Cheryl Fiandaca, WBZ CBS Boston: "I-Team Chief Investigative reporter Cheryl Fiandaca has learned that Governor Charlie Baker's adult son, Andrew, has been accused of an alleged sexual assault by an airline passenger. Sources tell the I-Team the incident happened on June 20 aboard a JetBlue Flight from Washington, DC to Boston. The communications Director for Governor Baker told the I-Team, 'This is a personal matter for the Baker Family and A.J. will cooperate with any request from authorities.'"
- "AG Maura Healey's ruling could slow Mass. marijuana industry," by Dan Adams, Boston Globe: "Attorney General Maura Healey is giving cities and towns more power to slow down the recreational marijuana industry, ruling that local officials can unilaterally prohibit cannabis companies for another year without polling residents. The decision, approving an extension of Mansfield's temporary moratorium on pot shops and other marijuana businesses through June 2019, was released Friday after questions from the Globe."
Meanwhile, the "Yes on 4" coalition slams Healey's ruling: "The Attorney General's unnecessary ruling is a devastating setback for a voter-approved legalization measure that has already seen significant delays," emails Jim Borghesani of Yes on 4, which pushed the successful ballot measure that legalized recreational marijuana in Massachusetts in 2016. "Towns have zoned for tobacco, alcohol and pharmaceuticals for years. It is a fiction that they need more time to figure out how to zone for cannabis. The only people who will benefit from Maura Healey's ruling are the criminals who have controlled cannabis sales for decades."
- "Lawmakers are looking at their own millionaires' tax, but it's going to take a while," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "The battle is never lost, only delayed. Progressive legislators and activists, stung by the Supreme Judicial Court's opinion striking a new proposed income tax on the state's highest earners from November's ballot, are aiming to try again in 2022."
ON THE STUMP —
- "Progressive groups line up behind Democrat Tahirah Amatul-Wadud's congressional bid," by Shannon Young, MassLive.com: "With the September primary just over two months away, progressive groups across Western Western Massachusetts and beyond are coming out in support of Democrat Tahirah Amatul-Wadud's congressional run. The Springfield attorney, who is looking to unseat longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Richard Neal this fall, has picked up endorsements from Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution, Indivisible Williamsburg, Rise Up Western Massachusetts Indivisible, and -- most recently -- Indivisible Project and Progressive Democrats of America."
- "In primary fight, Galvin signals he's ramping up spending," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "After months of running a statewide campaign with few expenses, Secretary of State William F. Galvin is cracking open his multimillion-dollar campaign war chest. The Brighton Democrat has hired Mara Dolan to serve as a communications consultant, making her the first person to draw regular pay from his campaign this election cycle. He's also planning on opening what Dolan said will be "several" campaign offices, starting first in Quincy."
- "This candidate for governor has just $10,000 left in his bank account," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "And the loser is . . . Bob Massie. In the gubernatorial race for fundraising dollars, the entrepreneur and environmentalist has come up short. As of June 15, Massie had just $10,057 in cash on hand, according to state fundraising data."
- "On the Record: With little cash, how can Massie challenge Baker?" by WCVB 5 Boston: "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Massie says his campaign has a good engine, despite nearly empty bank accounts."
- "Retired US Rep. John Olver endorses Natalie Blais in 1st Franklin District House race," by Mary C. Serreze, MassLive.com: "A retired congressman is supporting his former economic development director in the eight-way Democratic primary race for the 1st Franklin District seat in the state House of Representatives. Amherst Democrat John Olver on Friday endorsed Sunderland resident Natalie Blais to replace Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington, who is retiring after 25 years representing the district in Boston."
- "Campaign Notebook: Kathryn Toomey launches bid for register of deeds," by staff and wire service reports, Telegram & Gazette: "Worcester attorney Kathryn A. Toomey - not to be confused with City Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey - kicks off her campaign for Worcester County register of deeds on Monday at an event from 5 to 7 p.m. at O'Connor's Restaurant and Bar, 1160 West Boylston St. Ms. Toomey, a Democrat, is daughter of the late Worcester Superior Court Judge Daniel F. Toomey, and has a real-estate law practice in Worcester."
- "Amaad Rivera seizes 'progressive' label as sole challenger to state Sen. Jim Welch," by Shira Schoenberg, MassLive.com: "In the race for state Senate in the Hampden District, Sen. Jim Welch, D-West Springfield, at one point faced four challengers. Now he is down to one: Amaad Rivera, a former Springfield city councilor. Both candidates are Democrats. Rivera is making the case that he is the more progressive one."
- "Garry, Heisey at odds over public accommodation law," by Amaris Castillo, Lowell Sun: "Rep. Colleen Garry uploaded a poster on Facebook that promoted public safety earlier this month. One of the bullet points -- "Trying to Keep Bathrooms and Locker Rooms Safe" -- gained the thumbs-up from her supporters. It also alarmed others who believe the incumbent is transphobic and anti-LGBTQ -- including her opponent in the Democratic primary, Sabrina Heisey."
- "Warren challenger Lindstrom tours Gloucester's fishing infrastructure," by Sean Horgan, Gloucester Daily Times: "The road to the state Republican Party nomination to run against incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren clearly runs through Gloucester. At least it has in the past week, as two of three GOP candidates for the U.S. Senate have traveled to America's Oldest Seaport to state their cases in advance of the September primary that will determine which Republican candidate lands on the ballot in November."
THE TSONGAS ARENA —
- "Rufus Gifford's bid for Congress boosted by father's connections," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "As he launched a run for Congress, Rufus Gifford had a valuable advantage: a web of donors culled from his time as one of President Obama's foremost fund-raisers. But in establishing himself in the Third District, where he had never lived or worked, Gifford also turned to another crucial group of wealthy contributors: friends and allies of his father, Charles "Chad" Gifford, a prominent former banker and civic leader in Boston."
THE WARREN REPORT —
- "Warren slams Trump, calls on Democrats to vote for Rosen, Sisolak during Nevada stops," by Daniel Rothberg and Jackie Valley, Nevada Independent: "Offering a strong moral and populist rebuke of the Trump administration, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Democrats to turn out in November in a keynote speech at the state Democratic Party Convention in Reno Saturday morning. Warren, a potential candidate for president in 2020, turned the crowd electric railing around the "cesspool" she said that has developed in Washington, D.C., co-opting Trump's language of the Capitol as a swamp."
- "Trump-Warren split-screen offers sneak peek at 2020 campaign," by David Siders, POLITICO: "In the space of just a few hours, Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump provided a glimpse of what the 2020 presidential campaign might look like in a battleground state. It won't be pretty."
WOOD WAR — Herald: "SEND THEM BACK!" "AMERICAN HEROES" — Globe: "Healey says local pot bans can be extended," "Wary of Alzheimer's, they're on the move," "On the border, Democrats decry confusion," "Building a beacon," "POET HIT HOME WHEN WRITING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE."
THE LOCAL ANGLE —
- "Tommy Chang's relationship with community never clicked, observers say," by John Hilliard, Boston Globe: "To lead a school system like Boston's, a superintendent needs to build strong relationships with parents, teachers, the mayor, and the broader community, education experts and city officials said Saturday. For Superintendent Tommy Chang, who announced Friday he would step down after three years, a failure at community-building stymied efforts to improve the public schools, they said."
- "Central Mass. draws interest as hub of marijuana business," by Susan Spencer, Telegram & Gazette: "Michael Dundas, CEO of medical marijuana cultivator and processor Sira Naturals in Milford, was excited when he greeted a reporter and photographer last Tuesday for an interview on the impending rollout of legal adult-use, or recreational, marijuana businesses."
- "Trade policy slaps Central Mass. companies with price hikes," by Lisa Eckelbecker, Telegram & Gazette: "The letter from Canada brought unwelcome news. ArcelorMittal, a steel manufacturer, announced it was hiking the price of steel it sells to Riverdale Mills Corp. of Northbridge by 25 percent starting June 1 to cover the cost of a new U.S. tariff."
- "In Worcester, a safe haven for gay immigrants," by Brian MacQuarrie, Boston Globe: " Farouk Kaweesi had never seen snow before, and the 27-year-old Ugandan was not wearing a coat when he showed up in January, unannounced and shivering, at the locked doors of the Hadwen Park Congregational Church. Drawn by word of mouth and desperate Internet searches, more than 150 gay and transgender men and women — mostly from Africa and the Caribbean — have made the church the foundation for a better life, and one more symbol of this city's decades-long reputation as a refuge for immigrants. "
- "In Jamaica Plain, dozens protest migrant family separation," by Marek Mazurek, Boston Globe: "About 150 demonstrators gathered at the former Blessed Sacrament Church building on Centre Street Sunday afternoon for the rally, which was organized by Cosecha Boston and the Dominican Development Center, which is headquartered in Jamaica Plain."
- "Donald Hall, former US poet laureate and bard of New Hampshire's Eagle Pond, dies at 89," by David Mehegan and Joseph P. Kahn, Boston Globe: "Some poets come to their art in youth, but few as early as Donald Hall. He made up his mind to be a poet when he was 14, began to write poems several hours a day, and never wavered from his calling in a long, prolific life. Upon being appointed poet laureate of the United States in 2006, Mr. Hall explained simply his view of the value of poetry: "It is beautiful," he said, adding that "there is no other purpose than the beauty of it. And that is reason enough to be."
- "Records reveal trooper posts that are overtime all the time," by Kay Lazar, Boston Globe: "Despite multiple investigations into an alleged overtime scandal at the Massachusetts State Police, and a pledge by leaders to correct abuses, one longstanding, pricey practice has quietly continued. Each day, state troopers are posted along highways and tunnels around Boston at seven so-called Emergency Response Stations, poised to respond to accidents, fuel spills, and other incidents."
- "Farmers co-op irked over Truro draft marijuana bylaw," by Mary Ann Bragg, Cape Cod Times: "Town planning experts are hoping to write a zoning bylaw to limit locations of legal marijuana facilities in Truro. But a cooperative of local farmers who want to grow marijuana and sell it wholesale to boost incomes in the region are not happy with the details so far. "We're totally against what they wrote," High Dune Craft Cooperative member David DeWitt said."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Jeremy Bearer-Friend, acting assistant professor of tax law at NYU School of Law and an Elizabeth Warren alum.
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