POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook TRUMP’s Mass. connection — BAKER defends hires — Taxing CHARLEMONT?
TRUMP’s Mass. connection — BAKER defends hires — Taxing CHARLEMONT? 03/20/2018 07:14 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Welcome to the first day of Spring. Hope your ready for tomorrow's " Four'easter. " THERE'S ALWAYS A MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTION - President Donald Trump may have avoided Massachusetts physically yesterday during his drug plan rollout in Manchester, but he couldn't resist jabbing Boston and Lawrence - two places Trump and his administration have frequently ripped over their status as sanctuary cities. "Ending sanctuary cities is crucial to stopping the drug addiction crisis," Trump said. "In Boston, Mass., which is a place where you have sanctuary cities . . . I'm repeating my call on Congress to block funds for sanctuary cities and to close the deadly loopholes that allow...