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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Today: Dems caucus, guv off skiing
Senate Democrats escape the State House for a closed-door caucus at Omni Parker House, presumably to discuss politics amidst Gov. Charlie Baker's push for more Republicans to run against incumbents, Omni Parker House, 60 School St.,11 a.m.
The winners of last week's special elections in Brockton, Peabody, Fitchburg and Lunenburg will be sworn in as new members of the House of Representatives. They include Thomas Walsh, Stephan Hay, and Gerard Cassidy, House Chamber, 12:45 p.m.
They're all gearing up for St. Patty's Day. The latest event is Congressman Jim McGovern'sSt. Patrick's Day Party ($25), Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple St., Worcester, 5:30 p.m.
Gov. Charlie Baker is off on a three-day vacation with his family on the slopes of Utah, where they often go to ski each year.
Clinton lets Bernie off the ropes in Michigan; Trump rolls
Hillary Clinton just can't shake Bernie Sanders. In a stunner, Sanders upset Clinton in the Michigan Democratic presidential primary yesterday, meaning Bernie is going to be around a while longer as he taps into an obviously deep reservoir of discontent within the Democratic party. Few saw this one coming. Meanwhile, Donald Trump regained his mojo with big GOP primary wins in Michigan and Mississippi, overcoming the recent all-out offensive launched against him by party leaders, as the NYT reports. http://nyti.ms/1LcGkDY
'Donald Trump Almost Bought the Patriots'Almost spill your coffee while reading the headline? Think about it: Donald Trump owning the Pats. Do you really think Trump could have put together a title-winning dynasty like Robert Kraft? Not a chance. Thank goodness it was just a fleeting interest in the Pats by Trump. Kyle Clauss of Boston magazine explains. http://bit.ly/1QGuToo
Lawmakers hand Baker partial victory with compromise anti-opioid agreement
They didn't go as far as Gov. Charlie Baker had hoped, but lawmakers last night unveiled a compromise anti-opioid bill that calls for screenings of students for drug abuse and puts some curbs on first-time opioid prescriptions by doctors, the Globe's David Scharfenberg reports. The House is expected to take up the bill as soon as today. A spokeswoman for Baker called the compromise a "strong step in the right direction." File under: Partial victory for guv. http://bit.ly/1M6krkw
CNN has cranked the speculator machine up to 10 and produced a story suggesting that U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren could be the ultimate political pick by President Obama to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Yes, it sounds far-fetched. But the story by Pamela Brown and Dan Berman says the move could inject Warren into the presidential race--where both Democratic hopefuls have courted her endorsement--without putting her on the ticket and would almost certainly prompt Senate Republicans to dig even deeper into their position that they're not going to confirm a nominee before the election. And of course if Warren were to ascend to the highest court, her Senate seat would be filled by a Republican governor, which only enhances the political intrigue the pick would spark. Or so CNN says.
Chamber prez calls for 'comprehensive' finance plan for T by 2017
A Globe op-ed by James Rooney, president of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and Richard A. Dimino, president and CEO of A Better City, starts off slowly, stressing all the familiar economic arguments about why the area's economy needs a strong transit system etc., etc. But then they finally get to the crux of the matter: finances. "The Department of Transportation and the MBTA must also begin to discuss, and create, a comprehensive, long-range finance plan that includes broader statewide funding discussion," they write. "While new sources of revenue must be contemplated, increasing fares must be coupled with a plan on spending that revenue effectively and efficiently." That's not quite an endorsement of new taxes.But it's clear that some in the business community are inching in that direction.http://bit.ly/1QLpFV9
Fewer police tanks may be rolling down main streetsThe House chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security seems open to the idea of limiting how much military-grade equipment, from armored vehicles to grenade launchers, local police can acquire, State House News Service's Andy Metzger reports. "I think there are some departments where, why give a huge piece of equipment to a small police department that's going to sit in a garage for the majority of its lifetime as opposed to maybe say, putting it out on a regional basis?" said Rep. Hank Naughton. http://bit.ly/24Qqi9q
Steward Health breaks ranks with other hospitals on ballot questionAs they say, united we stand, divided we fall. And the Massachusetts hospital industry is definitely divided this morning after Steward Health Care System yesterday broke ranks by endorsing a controversial ballot proposal to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars away from the state's wealthiest hospitals to community hospitals, the Globe's Priyanka Dayal McCluskey reports. The ballot measure is being pushed by health-care workers from the Service Employees International Union. There must be a lot of smiling faces this morning within SEIU halls and angry frowns at the Massachusetts Hospital Association. http://bit.ly/1LcGw6j
Wallack honored for public records work Boston Globe reporter Todd Wallack won a Scripps Howard award for his work to highlight flaws in -- and the weak enforcement of -- the state's public records systems, Mina Corpuz of the Globe reports. Wallack, a member of the now famous Spotlight team, received the Edward Willis Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, which comes with a $10,000 bonus. Congrats to Todd. http://bit.ly/1RR3SgZ
Boch explains his Trump crushIn an appearance on Fox Business, auto magnate Ernie Boch Jr. explained the genesis of his admiration for GOP Presidential nomination frontrunner Donald Trump, Nicole Hernandez of the Globe reports. Boch said he's been a fan since the 1980s and believes Trump would cut wasteful government spending. "It's only four years! Let's give him a shot," Boch said.http://bit.ly/21YWyZ0
Wynn halts Everett cleanupRaising the stakes in his battle with the city of Somerville, Steve Wynn said Tuesday he would stop work to remediate pollution on the Everett property where he wants to build his $1.7 billion dollar resort casino, Simon Rios of WBUR reports. The move won Wynn some unlikely allies: environmental groups called on Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone to drop his appeal of Wynn's environmental permit so the $30 million cleanup can continue. http://wbur.fm/1W8mo5S
Opponents cast doubt on First Light groundbreaking
Opponents of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's planned Taunton casino say a claim that ground will be broken on the project next month may amount to "false bravado," Marc Larocque of The Enterprise reports. The tribe rolled out its construction team on Monday, but critics say the financial backers of the project may yet get cold feet knowing that legal challenges could tie the project up in court for years. "It could be a false bravado," said Adam Bond, an attorney who filed a challenge to the decision to allow the tribe to take the Taunton land into a trust. http://bit.ly/1pfOdyX
Opponents of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's planned Taunton casino say a claim that ground will be broken on the project next month may amount to "false bravado," Marc Larocque of The Enterprise reports. The tribe rolled out its construction team on Monday, but critics say the financial backers of the project may yet get cold feet knowing that legal challenges could tie the project up in court for years. "It could be a false bravado," said Adam Bond, an attorney who filed a challenge to the decision to allow the tribe to take the Taunton land into a trust. http://bit.ly/1pfOdyX
Fields set for South Shore Senate seat primaries
There will contested primaries on both sides of the campaign to fill the Plymouth and Norfolk Senate seat left vacant when Robert Hedlund was elected mayor of Weymouth, Christian Schiavone of the Patriot Ledger reports. Republicans Patrick O'Connor of Weymouth and Stephen Gill of Marshfield and Democrats Paul Gannon of Hingham and Joan Meschino of Hull will square off in respective primaries on April 12 for the right to run in the May 10 special election. http://bit.ly/24QkYmi
There will contested primaries on both sides of the campaign to fill the Plymouth and Norfolk Senate seat left vacant when Robert Hedlund was elected mayor of Weymouth, Christian Schiavone of the Patriot Ledger reports. Republicans Patrick O'Connor of Weymouth and Stephen Gill of Marshfield and Democrats Paul Gannon of Hingham and Joan Meschino of Hull will square off in respective primaries on April 12 for the right to run in the May 10 special election. http://bit.ly/24QkYmi
Where the signs went in Wenham
Residents of Wenham who thought their yard signs in favor of presidential candidates were stolen in an act of political trickery found out instead they were scooped up by public works crews enforcing the town's sign bylaw, Amanda Ostuni of the Salem News reports. The town says it removes signs that were in the public right-of-way. http://bit.ly/222bSAJ
Residents of Wenham who thought their yard signs in favor of presidential candidates were stolen in an act of political trickery found out instead they were scooped up by public works crews enforcing the town's sign bylaw, Amanda Ostuni of the Salem News reports. The town says it removes signs that were in the public right-of-way. http://bit.ly/222bSAJ
Nonprofits may have to pay up
State lawmakers are floating proposals to enable communities to collect taxes from nonprofit organizations such as churches and not-for-profit hospitals, Christian Wade reports in the Gloucester Times. A change in the law could be a boon for many communities that are both cash-strapped and have large percentages of their property in tax-exempt status. http://bit.ly/1p7niV8
State lawmakers are floating proposals to enable communities to collect taxes from nonprofit organizations such as churches and not-for-profit hospitals, Christian Wade reports in the Gloucester Times. A change in the law could be a boon for many communities that are both cash-strapped and have large percentages of their property in tax-exempt status. http://bit.ly/1p7niV8
Bridgewater bags plastic
Bridgewater has become the latest community to outlaw plastic bags, Rebecca Hyman of The Enterprise reports. The Town Council backed the bag ban by a 7-1 vote Tuesday night. It takes effect in six months and small locally owned shops are exempt. http://bit.ly/1UdSEW2
Bridgewater has become the latest community to outlaw plastic bags, Rebecca Hyman of The Enterprise reports. The Town Council backed the bag ban by a 7-1 vote Tuesday night. It takes effect in six months and small locally owned shops are exempt. http://bit.ly/1UdSEW2
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