08/22/2017 08:08 AM EDT
By Rebecca Morin (rmorin@politico.com; @RebeccaMorin_) and Charlie Mahtesian (cmahtesian@politico.com; @PoliticoCharlie)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Partly cloudy with a high of 87 today.
I'm Rebecca Morin and I'm filling in along with Charlie Mahtesian this week while Lauren is on vacation in Minnesota. She'll be back on Sept. 5. Feel free to drop some tips, questions or just to say hello.
PRE-PUBLICATION SNEAK PEEK: Like many political geeks, Massachusetts Playbook is anxiously awaiting the upcoming edition of the biennial Almanac of American Politics, the so-called 'bible of American politics' that profiles all 50 states and 435 congressional districts. We were lucky enough to get an exclusive peek at the Massachusetts section of the upcoming edition - scheduled to be published Sept. 1 - and here's how the state looks from the outside.
"Massachusetts, an affluent, highly educated state at the top of its economic game, is one of the nation's bluest states, but it defies pigeonholing. The Bay State voted for Hillary Clinton by a 27-point margin - yet many of the same voters remained perfectly happy with their Republican governor, Charlie Baker, giving him one of the highest approval ratings in the country...Massachusetts' population has grown by 4 percent since 2010, including significant immigration, some from Ireland but also from Brazil; Massachusetts is perhaps the most multi-national part of the United States."
As for the state's congressional delegation, Sen. Elizabeth Warren gets the biggest spread. "By [summer 2015], Warren had succeeded in defining the battle lines of the 2016 contest for the Democratic presidential nomination - perhaps as much, if not more so, than if she had run...
"As Warren did her best to deflect attention away from 2020 and onto her re-election bid, she appeared to be doing the types of things typical of a potential presidential candidate. In 2017, she was given a seat on the Armed Services Committee - reminiscent of a move that [Sen. Edward] Kennedy made in the early 1980s, as he sought to bolster his foreign policy credentials in advance of a possible White House run. In the spring of 2017, Warren published her 11th book, The Fight is Our Fight - notable for its absence of post-mortems on the Democratic failures of 2016, and the attendant risk of offending players who could be helpful in the future."More information on the book here.
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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker joins state Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack, MBTA Interim General Manager Steve Poftak, Congressman Mike Capuano, state Rep. Chynah Tyler, Keolis CEO and General Manager David Scorey and Northeastern University Senior VP and General Counsel Ralph Martin for the Ruggles Station Transportation Project groundbreaking ceremony. The gov will also participate in the GE 1st Anniversary Community Service Project at the Pine Street Inn - House Speaker Robert DeLeo and others honor the 26th Maneuver Enhancement "Yankee" Division on the centennial of its activation - Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joins state Sen. Michael Moore, state Rep. Hannah Kane, Worcester County DA Joseph Early and Sheriff Lew Evangelidis to participate in the Veterans Inc. Independence Hall ribbon cutting ceremony.
DATELINE BEACON HILL
- "How Massachusetts tried to woo Insurance giant Aetna to Boston with $16M in incentives and still lost to New York," by Gintautas Dumcius, Masslive.com: "More than a year after General Electric chose Boston as the place to put its new world headquarters, Massachusetts economic development officials were faced with another Connecticut-based company potentially moving to the Bay State: Insurance company Aetna. According to documents MassLive obtained through a public records request, they referred to their effort to woo Aetna as 'Project X.'"
- "Boston wants to explore options for same-day voter registration," by Matt Rocheleau, Boston Globe: "Boston city councilors want to explore ways to make it easier for residents to vote, including allowing them to register on Election Day, as other states have done. Following a court decision last month, Massachusetts is under pressure to eliminate its requirement for residents to be registered 20 days ahead of time. The state is appealing."
- "Police chiefs back Baker approach to ICE detainers," by Matt Murphy, State House News Service: "The heads of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association and the Major City Police Chiefs Association wrote a letter last week to the House and Senate chairs of the Judiciary Committee in support of Baker's bill (H 3780) that was filed in reaction to the Supreme Judicial Court's Lunn v. Commonwealth. Chelsea Chief Brian Kyes and Middleton Chief James DiGianvittorio called the bill a 'commonsense, policy prudent, and safety-orientated approach' in the wake of the court's ruling that detaining someone solely at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement constituted an unlawful arrest under Massachusetts law."
- "Beacon Hill takes break to catch eclipse," by Matt Murphy, State House News Service: "Boston wasn't cast completely into shadow Monday afternoon, but the solar eclipse put on a good enough show to provide ample excuse for downtown workers to take a late afternoon break and revel in the moment. Dozens of State House staffers, elected officials and members of the Baker administration trickled outside the building Monday afternoon as the moon moved across the sun casting Beacon Hill in a early evening glow."
THE WARREN REPORT
- "Hearing aid bill pushed by US Sen. Warren signed into law," by the Associated Press: "A bill aimed at letting Americans buy hearing aids over the counter has been signed into law. The proposal was pushed by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. It was included in a Food and Drug Administration reauthorization bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday."
- "Sanders, Warren have largest Facebook followings in Congress," by Jacqueline Thomas, The Hill: "Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have the largest Facebook followings of all lawmakers in Congress, according to a new Pew Center research analysis Monday. Sanders leads the way with more than 7 million followers on the social media site, while Warren has more than 3 million followers."
ON THE STUMP
- "Walsh, Tito yet to take gloves off on airwaves," by Matt Stout, Boston Herald: "Boston's usual barrage of post-Labor Day political ads looks set to sputter despite the mayoral race, without a single minute of television time booked in the City Hall campaign just weeks before the preliminary election. The lack of ad buys in Federal Communications Commission records underscores the race's thus-far quiet tone and Mayor Martin J. Walsh's apparent advantage as a well-heeled incumbent facing an underfunded challenger, City Councilor Tito Jackson."
- "Former Lottery director Beth Lindstrom to take a chance with Senate run," by Katie Lannan/State House News Service: "Beth Lindstrom, a former executive director of the Massachusetts Lottery and the first woman to serve as executive director of the Republican State Committee, announced Monday she will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Elizabeth Warren...In a video announcing her bid, Lindstrom described herself as "an independent-minded Republican who believes we can get things done if people would just get to work instead of trading insults or thinking of next steps on the political ladder."
- Democratic candidate for governor Bob Massie will be in Pittsfield
WOOD WAR - Herald: "TOTALLY COSMIC," "NOWHERE TO HIDE." - Globe: "College-bound? It pays to visit first," "A HEAVENLY BOND," "Trump resets US strategy to Afghan War," "Businesses fret as debt deadline looms," "Statues' fall stuns, splits historians."
THE LOCAL ANGLE
- "2 pot clinics eye Peabody," by John Castelluccio, Salem News: "City officials will have to weigh two competing proposals for medical pot dispensaries in the weeks ahead - or will they? The City Council has received proposals from two separate companies looking to operate dispensaries next door to each other on Route 1, in the city's newly created zone for medical marijuana. There are no restrictions in that zoning language on the number of dispensaries allowed."
- "Activist wants change in permit ordinance for demonstrations," by Jim Hand, Sun Chronicle: "The woman who organized an anti-hate rally at a city park wants the city to ease up on requiring permits for political events. Diane Lennox of Attleboro said a requirement that a sponsor of an event apply for a park permit 60 days in advance is unreasonable because surprise political events often call for an immediate response."
- "Disgraced T cop gets 6-month jail stint," by Bob McGovern, Boston Herald: "The former MBTA police officer convicted of beating a Roxbury woman at Dudley Square Station and then filing false reports will spend at least six months behind bars after a judge said he wanted his sentence to send a message. 'These crimes go to the heart of the honest public service that we have the right to demand from the police officers who exercise very substantial powers,' Suffolk Superior Court Judge Douglas Wilkins said before sentencing Jennifer Garvey. 'Honesty and integrity remain within an officer's control even if perfect decision-making andperfect control are not.'"
- "Dudley highway chief apologizes for racist remark," by Debbie LaPlaca, Worcester Telegram: "Highway Superintendent Daniel W. Gion publicly apologized Monday for the racist remark that landed him on administrative leave. At the selectmen's meeting Monday, resident Michael A. DeBoise of Jesse Road went to the microphone. 'As an African-American living in this town, I'm very offended,' he said. 'He's an official in this town and he should act like an official in town. It's embarrassing, very embarrassing.'"
- "Was Boston Common rally about white supremacy?" by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "The 40,000 protesters who showed up at Boston Common on Saturday had nothing to protest because the free speech rally was focused on free speech and not white supremacy or racism, said Shiva Ayyadurai, a Republican candidate for US Senate and one of the keynote speakers at the rally. Ayyadurai on Monday said the portrayal of the rally participants as neo-Nazis and white supremacists was completed unfounded, a fiction created by the media and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker."
- "Worcester opens its first dog park," by Kim Ring, Worcester Telegram: "For months Nico the dog has been staring at Vernon Hill Park from the window of the three-decker where he lives with owner Penelope Oliveira. The 1-year-old canine, rescued from the streets of Puerto Rico, seemed to know something good was coming as he watched crews working in the park across the street, Ms. Oliveira said. Monday, that something good arrived as city officials cut the ribbon on Worcester's first dog park."
- "Robert Kennedy's son, granddaughter arrested in Hyannis," by Aimee Ortiz, Boston Globe: "Matthew M. Kennedy, 52, of Hyannisport, and his daughter Caroline R. Kennedy, 22, of Pacific Palisades, Calif., were taken into custody around 1 a.m. They were charged with violating a town noise ordinance and disorderly conduct. Both charges stem from the party, police said."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to Salem state Sen. Joan Lovely.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? No! - The Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians 5-4.
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