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Good and bad news for MASS DEMS — CHANDLER backs GONZALEZ — WARREN, MARKEY call for action on Puerto Rico 06/01/2018 07:17 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS.  Welcome to June (!) THE GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR MASS. DEMS —  On the eve of the state party convention in Worcester, a new poll out this morning has good news and bad news for Massachusetts Democrats. The good news? The state's most popular Democrat, Sen.  Elizabeth Warren , continues to hold a huge lead in match-ups against her three Republican challengers,  Beth Lindstrom , state Rep.  Geoff Diehl , and  John Kingston  — she's up by 35 points against each of them. Independent candidate  Shiva Ayyadurai , in each matchup, also captures 8 percent support. Warren also has a respectable 53 percent favorability rating. But the  WBUR/MassINC poll ...

WARREN’s Boston stop — Criminal justice reform hits BAKER’s desk — The state Senate spat 4/05/2018 07:03 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.  And happy Red Sox home opener. WARREN IN BOSTON -  Sen. Elizabeth Warren heads to Boston today for her first moderated town hall - and first town hall in Boston since 2016. The senior senator will take to the stage in the Boston Teachers Union hall to field questions from the Dorchester Reporter's News Editor Jenn Smith, followed by a question and answer period with submitted questions. It's a slightly different format for the former professor, who's used to holding court from the stage. It allows her to control the run of show herself - and a sign the senator could be venturing out of her comfort zone of carefully contained public events. Warren has become a veteran o...