POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook:Sanctuary state politics — ROSENBERG’s parade cameo — MOULTON’s generational claim
Sanctuary state politics — ROSENBERG’s parade cameo — MOULTON’s generational claim
05/29/2018 07:07 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths)
HAPPY TUESDAY, MASSACHUSETTS.
SANCTUARY STATE POLITICS — The state Senate may have passed a measure that would designate Massachusetts as a sanctuary state last week, but Massachusetts is still far from ever becoming one.
The Senate's support for sanctuary state status was never in question. The problem is House Speaker Robert DeLeo.
DeLeo has held longterm opposition to the statewide designation, saying since 2017 that he'd prefer that cities and towns make their own decisions rather than the state using a blanket term. That sentiment stands even after the Senate's vote. "Not a whole lot has changed in terms of the general feelings of the members," DeLeo told reporters last week. "As of right now, there has been no change."
The sanctuary state term has emerged as a political fault line in this election year.
Last month, Gov. Charlie Baker drew the line between he and his Democratic opponents at the state Republican Convention saying "Our opponents want to make Massachusetts a sanctuary state. We don't." Baker has said he would veto any sanctuary state legislation that reaches his desk.
State Sen. Barbara L'Italien, one of a dozen-some Democrats vying for Rep. Niki Tsongas' seat, touted her support for the measure after the Senate's passage - and which prompted criticism from lone MA-3 Republican contender Rick Green. L'Italien then fired off on Green: "I'm proud of my vote on this amendment, and I'm fed up with politicians like Donald Trump and Rick Green demonizing immigrants." State Rep. Juana Matias, another MA-3 candidate, also helped craft the corresponding legislation in the state House.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF MISLEADING COMMENTS COMING FROM REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
US Senate candidate Beth Lindstrom even (incorrectly) used the state Senate's passage of the bill as a fundraising appeal to supporters over the weekend — "This week, a sanctuary state amendment was adopted in the Massachusetts Senate as part of the state budget, making it easier for people who are in the country illegally to hide from the law," the campaign email read. Even though the state Senate passed the measure, lack of support from DeLeo and Baker guarantees it won't become law anytime soon.
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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker joins members of the Legislature to honor U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant James J. Delaney II in a bridge dedication ceremony in Needham — Attorney General Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and leaders in the business community will announce a new initiative to combat sex trafficking — Rep. Michael Capuano holds a community meeting at the Kroc Center in Dorchester tonight.
DATELINE BEACON HILL —
ROSENBERG EMERGES - "Honoring the fallen in record numbers at Florence Memorial Day's 150th," by Emily Cutts, Daily Hampshire Gazette : "'Year after year, decade after decade, generation after generation, people and communities large and small, all across this country have gathered on this day in order to remember and recognize the sacrifices and service of those who have protected what this country stands for," [former Senator Stan] Rosenberg said. "This wonderful village of Florence in this wonderful great city of Northampton is no exception and for 150 years individuals have come together to organize and to commemorate, to remember, not only those who sacrificed on the battlefield but also the families of those individuals and actually the community as a whole.' Rosenberg presented a certificate to Connor on behalf of himself and the late Rep. Peter Kocot in recognition of the event's 150th anniversary."
CHARLIE BAKER....WHAT SHALL WE CALL THIS? BIAS? FAVORITISM? SMELL TEST ANYONE?
- "Baker adviser helped energy firms land big Mass. contracts," by Joshua Miller and Jon Chesto, Boston Globe: "The top political adviser to Governor Charlie Baker also provided strategic and communications advice as a paid consultant to two companies that recently landed massive clean energy contracts in Massachusetts. Jim Conroy, an experienced political strategist who managed Baker's 2014 campaign and is a key adviser on his reelection bid, also worked with Vineyard Wind LLC and Central Maine Power Co., helping the companies beat out competitors for what will be two of New England's biggest energy projects."
- "Lawmakers balk at capping sick time for state workers," by Christian M. Wade, The Eagle-Tribune: "Gov. Charlie Baker wants to cap expanding sick time banks for state employees that have taxpayers on the hook for tens of millions of dollars. Baker's plan, inserted into his budget proposal two years in a row, would limit executive branch employees to accruing 1,000 hours of sick leave -- or about six months' worth."
ON THE STUMP —
- "Keller @ Large: Democratic Candidate For Governor Would Focus On Transportation," by WBZ CBS Boston: "Two men are vying for the support to appear on the ballot as the Democratic candidate for governor this September. One of them, Jay Gonzalez, joined Jon Keller on Sunday. Gonzalez pointed to transportation and healthcare as two key issues he wanted to take on. 'I believe my experience working for Governor Patrick gives me the ability to deliver on that type of ambitious agenda.'"
- "'Every vote matters:' Democratic candidates for governor visit New Bedford for forum," by Aimee Chiavaroli, SouthCoast Today: "In a two-hour gubernatorial candidate forum hosted by the New Bedford Democratic City Committee, Jay Gonzalez and Robert Massie covered a wide range of issues including education, fishing, offshore wind, opioids and immigration. Gonzalez and Massie were in agreement on many issues, although at times each candidate suggested differing approaches."
- "Political Notes: Cape's Democratic legislators back Gonzalez," by Geoff Spillane, Cape Cod Times: "The three Democrats in the Cape and Islands legislative delegation are endorsing Jay Gonzalez in the 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial race. State Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, and state Reps. Sarah Peake, D-Provincetown, and Dylan Fernandes, D-Woods Hole, announced their support for Gonzalez, former secretary of administration and finance in the Deval Patrick administration, on Friday."
- "Sen. Don Humason, R-Westfield, not facing challenger in November election," by Conor Berry, MassLive.com: "With the deadline approaching to get on the November election ballot, state Sen. Donald F. Humason Jr., R-Westfield, was not facing any challengers as of late Friday afternoon."'
TSONGAS ARENA —
- "Some 3rd Congressional District hopefuls skipped voting in key contests," by Hillary Chabot, Boston Herald: "Several Democratic congressional candidates who are now urging voters to hit the polls in the Merrimack Valley's packed 3rd District primary didn't bother to cast their own ballots in key presidential primary and U.S. Senate contests, state records show."
DATELINE DC —
- "US Sen. Ed Markey again presses White House to act on gas prices in weekly Democratic address," by Shannon Young, MassLive.com: "U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, renewed his call for President Donald Trump to address rising gasoline prices Friday, as he delivered the chamber's weekly Democratic address. Markey attributed that increase, in part, to what he called the president's 'incoherent foreign policy,' arguing policies pursued by his administration have heightened tensions in the Middle East."
THE WARREN REPORT —
- "First Congress Took Sex Workers' Websites. Now It's Coming For Their Bank Accounts," by Jenavieve Hatch, Huffington Post: "A new law that shuttered websites used by voluntary sex workers to screen clients has already forced some to risk their lives by returning to the streets to find business. But the broad bipartisan alliance that passed that legislation last month isn't done. Now, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who both voted for the first bill, are pushing a proposal in the Senate that would impose similar restrictions on sex workers' bank accounts — a move that sex workers say could further endanger their income, safety and lives."
MOULTON MATTERS —
- "Three Younger Veterans Stake a Generational Claim on the Democratic Party," by Michael Tackett, New York Times: "[Former Missouri Secretary of State and U.S. Senate candidate Jason] Kander, along with Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., are among a group of younger Democrats — all military veterans — who are making a generational claim on a party that many see as top-heavy with leaders and lawmakers in their late 60s and 70s. "A lot of Democrats will self-righteously claim victory and try to lord it over the Republicans and say, 'See, we were right all along,' and that will be bad for the country, [Moulton said.] 'What we really need is Democrats who can be leaders and also uniters who can help the country heal after Trump'."
WOOD WAR — Herald: "POLL NO-SHOWS WANT YOUR VOTE," "FENWAY BASH!" — Globe: "Conspiracy theories at home in Oval Office," "At mob trial, time is a merciless prosecutor," "CHATS ALONG THE CHARLES," "Baker adviser helped firms land contracts," "Stone by stone, he builds a barrier against old age."
THE LOCAL ANGLE —
- "For Boston's Irish diaspora, abortion referendum vote worth a trip home," by John Hilliard, Boston Globe: "As Ireland's voters overwhelmingly decided to repeal a ban on abortions last week, members of Boston's Irish diaspora returned home to cast ballots in the history-making vote. Joining them was Maja Djordjevic, 32, and her boyfriend, Stephen Purcell, 30, who traveled together from Cambridge to Ireland so they could both back a repeal of the country's abortion ban."
- "Will legal marijuana put an end to Massachusetts' black market?," by Eli Sherman, Wicked Local: "Retail shops that start legally selling cannabis products this summer in Massachusetts will likely find themselves going head-to-head with a formidable and long-established competitor - the black market. Advocates of adult-use marijuana, known also as recreational marijuana, have long argued legalization could help eradicate the illicit trade. But how quickly - and, if at all - that happens is still being debated and measured throughout the country."
- "Student filmmakers' work screened at Cannes Film Festival," by Zoe Matthews, The Eagle-Tribune: "When Christopher Daniels was a North Andover Middle School student making short sketches and posting them to YouTube, he never thought one day he'd be walking the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival in France. But that's exactly what happened to Daniels, now a sophomore at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, earlier this month, when a short film he created with his filmmaking partner and girlfriend Jenny Whipple, also a sophomore at Mass Art, was selected to be shown during the Campus Movie Fest Cannes program."
- "Border Patrol Immigration Checkpoint Nets 9 Arrests over Memorial Day Weekend in N.H.," by Robert Garrova, New Hampshire Public Radio: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection began operating an immigration checkpoint on Interstate 93 in Woodstock on Sunday. There have been nine arrests so far for what the agency says are 'violations of immigration law.'"
- "Son of Russian spies from Massachusetts fights for Canadian citizenship," by Rob Gillies, The Associated Press: "Recent university graduate Alex Vavilov was born in Toronto, which would typically qualify him for Canadian citizenship except for one thing: His parents were part of a notorious Russian spy ring in North America. Vavilov's supporters say a son shouldn't pay for the sins of his parents while critics contend his claim to be a Canadian by birth is based on a fraud since he and his parents lived under stolen identities in the Toronto area and later Massachusetts as they collected intelligence for Moscow."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Charles River Esplanade Executive Director Michael J. Nichols, WGBH's Matt Baskin, and CNN's Eric Levenson.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes and No! - The Red Sox hammered the Blue Jays 8-3, but the Celtics season ended after losing in Game 7 to Cavaliers on Sunday 87-79.
ICYMI - THE HORSE RACE PODCAST: There are two candidates left in the Democratic primary for governor, and both are eyeing the lane to the left. State House News Service's Matt Murphy has the highlights on Jay Gonzalez, while CommonWealth Magazine's Michael Jonas digs into the multi-faceted Bob Massie. We then head to the Berkshires with WAMC Radio's Josh Landes to check out a surprisingly dramatic DA race in Berkshire County. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud
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