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PATRICK’s 2020 deadline — LIVELY’s MassGOP lawsuit — JOYCE sells his office 6/05/2018 07:14 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. FORMER GOVS LEAVE FEW POLITICAL FOOTPRINTS —  Even though  Deval Patrick  is  giving himself until the end of this year to decide whether to run for president , the former governor was nowhere to be seen among the party faithful last weekend in Worcester. Patrick did not attend the state Democratic convention - and there was little sign that Patrick's absence was deeply felt. Like  Mitt Romney,  the Republican governor who came before him and also had presidential ambitions, Patrick didn't leave much of a mark on his state party. It's been nearly four years since Patrick left office and the party faithful are now enthralled with  Elizabeth Warren  and  Maura Healey . For...

MOULTON goes local — CBC backs CAP — WYNN’s holding on Boston casino 05/18/2018 07:26 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) and Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS. MOULTON GOES LOCAL —  The two Democratic candidates for governor  leaned on their experience  in their first high-profile debate yesterday, but one member of Congress isn't exactly bullish about his party's prospects against Gov. Charlie Baker this fall. "I have been outspoken in my disagreements with Governor Baker, more than some of the other Democrats in the state," Rep. Seth Moulton said yesterday in a sit-down with POLITICO, when asked about his thoughts on who the party has put up against Baker. "I really took him to task on Syrian refugees. But I've also worked very closely with Governor Baker on shared priorities, and I know there are a lot of Democrats in the state who are supporting ...

The local DONALD TRUMP — The legal SPORTS BETTING landscape — ‘No confidence’ for MEEHAN from UMass Boston faculty 05/15/2018 06:59 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.  Welcome to Monday. MASSACHUSETTS' DONALD TRUMP —  Republican gubernatorial contender  Scott Lively  offered insight on his insurgent campaign strategy to his supporters (and everyone else subscribed to his email list): He plans to be the Massachusetts answer to  Donald Trump . Just as at the state GOP convention, Lively says he is trying to craft his campaign around Trump's '16 presidential bid (as well as  Ronald Reagan  by going "low-tech, old-school, and boots-on-the-ground"). The anti-LGBT pastor calls on his supporters to do three things: 1. Not to participate in any poll about the campaign (Lively writes that his supporters should "...