Bob Schieffer, former CBS News anchor and ‘Face the Nation’ moderator, will join Ann Compton, former ABC News White House correspondent, for a discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics on "Media, Politics & Power: Trump, Clinton & the 2016 Election,” 79 John F. Kennedy Street., Cambridge, 6 p.m.
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| Businesses are tilting toward … Clinton? |
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It may be a casual survey, but the Globe’s Beth Healy takes an interesting look at how those in various business sectors are reacting to presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. They’re definitely split. But that’s good for the Democratic Clinton. Those in health care, higher ed, high tech and large swaths of financial services (especially venture capitalists) lean toward Clinton, Healy reports. Trump has some support within subsectors of financial services, but he’s mostly left business people confused and skeptical about his economic policies.
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| Taking aim at AIM’s clout on Beacon Hill |
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There’s no doubt: The Associated Industries of Massachusetts has definitely emerged as the most outspoken and effective business group on Beacon Hill, especially in the House. And that concerns more liberal-minded lawmakers, who say the business group has recently played a key role in blocking all sorts of progressive legislation, such as recent pregnancy rights, wage theft and non-compete bills, reports the Globe’s Frank Phillips. “From my experience, AIM exercises veto power in the House,’’ says state Sen. Daniel A. Wolf, Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
That’s mostly sour-grapes hyperbole, but AIM is indeed influential – and part of the reason is that it’s just plain good at researching and tracking bills, communicating its concerns with lawmakers, and, unlike other don’t-rock-the-boat business groups, it isn’t shy about blasting away if it doesn’t like something. It actually loses its share of legislative battles on Beacon Hill (particularly on energy and environmental matters, it seems), but it is indeed effective, as Phillips notes.
Btw: AIM’s arch nemesis and equally effective counter-force on Beacon Hill? The Conservation Law Foundation.
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| John Stumpf, meet Elizabeth Warren |
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Observers are expecting a very hot seat indeed for Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf today when he appears before the US Senate Banking Committee—especially with outspoken critic Sen. Elizabeth Warren ready to grill him. Matt Egan of CNN reports that banking analysts are predicting a tough day for the CEO as he faces off with Warren, who is on record as saying Stumpf and other executives should give back some of the tens of millions of dollars in bonuses they received based on incentives achieved with the creation of fake bank accounts and false overdraft charges. The company has already been fined $185 million in connection with the controversy.
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| Lynch: Rail system is tempting soft target for terrorists |
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In the wake of multiple bombing attacks in New York and New Jersey, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch is sounding alarms about the security of the heavily traveled Northeast rail system, Matt Stout of the Herald reports. Lynch notes that unlike airports, train depots such as South Station offer multiple points of access, making them inherently more difficult to secure. “The rail system is a point of particular concern for us because you’ve got five times as many people traveling by rail than you do by air every single day,” Lynch said.
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Who are pollsters calling? Not the people who have shared their disgust with me! |
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| Baker still defying gravity |
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Morning Consult has a new survey showing that Gov. Charlie Baker is maintaining his sky-high approval ratings in Massachusetts. He may no longer be the most popular governor in the country, but with an approval rating of 70 percent, that’s no concern for Baker.
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| Why are Dems giving Baker a pass on patronage scandals? |
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The Herald's Hillary Chabot wonders why Democrats aren’t pounding into Gov. Baker in the wake of reports of blatant patronage hirings at the Department of Conservation and Recreation and, most recently, within his cabinet-level office of energy and environmental affairs.
We’re going to take a wild guess, but we think the hesitancy might have something to do with the Morning Consult poll above and other surveys.
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| To improve Red Line service: new cars, not refurbished cars, please |
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The MBTA’s board members were told yesterday what they already know (or should know): To really improve capacity and service on the Red Line, the T’s most heavily used subway line, it will take buying new train cars, not just refurbishing older cars, reports SHNS’s Colin Young at WBUR. It’s really not that complicated. Any transportation company – from airlines to ocean cargo firms to trucking companies – can verify that nothing beats the reliability of new planes, ships and vehicles. The question always comes down to money.
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| NBC inches closer to severing it ties with Channel 7 |
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In the end, we thought NBC and WHDH-TV, Channel 7, would find a way to end their feud and make up, keeping Channel 7 within the NBC affiliate family. But it sure doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. The Globe’s Shirley Leung reports that NBCUniversal has agreed to buy a low-power television station, WTMU-LP in Boston, that could play a role in how the network launches its own Boston station in January. It’s not a huge investment by NBCUniversal ($100,000), but even corporate giants like NBC don’t casually throw money around like that.
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| ‘Congress is defending your right to Yelp’ |
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U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass, is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that customers who post negative reviews on Yelp, TripAdvisor and other web sites are protected from legal retaliation by disgruntled businesses, reports the Associated Press at the Washington Post. "A lot of Americans, particularly in my generation, use those reviews," says Kennedy. "You look at good reviews and you look at bad reviews and both of those are very important."
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Rosenberg has his own historical ETHICAL issues.....investing in casino stock while cheer leading to bring predatory gambling to Massachusetts?....and much else.... |
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| Finally, House and Senate agree on review of ethics laws |
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Even though Senate President Stan Rosenberg has expressed skepticism about launching yet another commission to review the state’s various ethics and lobbying laws, the House and Senate have finally agreed to go along with Speaker Robert DeLeo’s call for a comprehensive look at ethics rules, reports SHNS’ Matt Murphy. Note: Rosenberg isn’t against new ethics rules and reforms. He’s merely questioned whether such commissions actually lead to anything meaningful.
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| Marathon sprints to the aid of ousted Reggie Lewis Center director |
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Marathon Sports is backing potential legislation that would split the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center off from Roxbury Community College, following the ouster of the long-time director of the center, reports Don Seiffert at the Boston Business Journal. In an email, the Waltham-based sports retailer warned subscribers that the move threatens the future of high school track and field in Massachusetts because of the center’s prominence within the sports community. Last week, the Globe’s Adrian Walker reported on yet the latest controversy to engulf the community college.
| Early Christmas wish list: State accepts applications for bridge repair funds |
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Applications for state funds to repair municipal bridges will be accepted through October 31, the result of legislation signed by Gov. Baker in August that authorized $50 million over five years for municipally-owned bridges, with spans between 10 and 20 feet, that are in rough shape and not eligible for federal aid, reports Mary Serreze at MassLive. There are around 1,300 such bridges statewide.
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| Unlike Moulton, Clark still struggling with marijuana ballot question |
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U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton has admitted he inhaled in college and has endorsed the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot, but U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark says she’s still not certain what her position is on the controversial referendum question. "To be frank, the marijuana ballot question is one that I'm still wrestling with," she said yesterday, reports MassLive’s Gintautas Dumcius. "I'm not sure that prohibition is going to be something that we can continue to sustain, but I also think we have to be very careful around some areas, especially to do with the edibles ... I think we've seen a lot of problems with that, attractions for kids. I think some of the research around the effect on people's brains is something we have to be concerned with.”
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| Opposition research fodder: Curt Schilling to pay $2.5M to settle 38 Studios debacle |
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Not that they’re overly concerned, but one assumes Elizabeth Warren’s staff is keeping loose tabs on Curt Schilling, just in case he’s not joking about running for her Senate seat, and so this one is destined for their campaign clip file: The ex-Red Sox star and others have agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle their part of a lawsuit brought over Rhode Island's truly foolish $75 million investment in 38 Studios, Schilling's failed video game company, the Associated Press reports at WGBH.
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| Gloucester hires attorney to probe police chief |
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Wakefield attorney Thomas A. Mullen will lead an investigation into unspecified issues that led to high-profile Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello being placed on paid administrative leave, Ray Lamont of the Gloucester Times reports. Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken also said Monday the city is considering hiring a separate firm for a full audit of the police department.
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| Cabbies to Cambridge: Lower the bar for us, too |
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Taxi companies in Cambridge are changing course in their bid to level the playing field with ride-hailing companies such as Uber, asking the city to let them follow the same rules as their upstart rivals, Adam Vaccaro of the Globe reports. An attorney for the cabbies said Cambridge could allow taxis to set their own rates—they are currently determined by the city—and relax rules on how old cabs can be.
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