09/15/2017 06:53 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) and Rebecca Morin (rmorin@politico.com; @RebeccaMorin_)
HAPPY FRIDAY, MASSACHUSETTS. Chance of showers and patchy fog today with a high in the upper 70s.
HEALEY'S NEW HAMPSHIRE SWING - She may not be running for governor, but does Attorney General Maura Healey have her eye on something bigger?
Healey's headed to the first-in-the-nation primary state this weekend to deliver a keynote speech to the New Hampshire Democrats' Mid-Term State Convention, alongside another Democrat building a national presence, former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.
Healey's team throws cold water on the idea that she has 2020 aspirations, saying her Saturday speech is merely a return to her roots along the New Hampshire Seacoast (where she grew up), and about standing up and fighting back in the Trump era (which she knows a thing or two about from so many lawsuits against the administration). Healey also spent a lot of time in the state stumping for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
She'll be there this time at the request of New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, who's got his eye on 2018 elections. Besides, Healey's team notes, she has her own AG re-election campaign to focus on next year. But, as her campaign spokesperson David Guarino tells me, "I would expect she'll be up there more frequently."
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TODAY - State House Speaker Robert DeLeo speaks at the Associated Industries of Massachusetts' Executive Forum in Waltham this morning - Gov. Charlie Baker, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, Rep. Stephen Lynch, and Massport officials participate in a groundbreaking to kick off the Boston Harbor dredging project in Charlestown this afternoon - Rep. Richard Neal holds a town hall in Pittsfield to meet with constituents tonight.
- BREAKING THIS MORNING - "London Underground: 'Terror incident' at Parsons Green station," from CNN: "London's Metropolitan Police are investigating a Tube incident which has shut down part of a busy London Underground line as terrorism."
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DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "$2 million to pro-charter campaign - then Baker KO's hotel project near donor's office," by Frank Phillips, Boston Globe: "Contributions to political figures and elected officials can be dicey when you are also looking for favorable decisions from the government agencies they control. That's what one of Massachusetts' wealthiest residents, Amos Hostetter Jr., stepped right into - more than $2 million worth of bad timing and a smack of terrible optics."
- "Poll: Voters afraid marijuana legalization will take hit," by Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald: "Massachusetts voters have strong doubts about the state's ability to oversee the new law legalizing recreational pot, and most are concerned it will be influenced by politics, according to a new poll conducted by the Bernett Group for the Boston Herald. And despite overwhelming support for the legalization law - more than 60 percent say voters did the right thing in approving the 2016 ballot question - just 18 percent of voters say they will actually buy marijuana when it becomes legal in 2018, according to the poll."
- "In bid for Amazon HQ, there's more to Mass. than Boston," by Jon Chesto, Boston Globe: "Amazon just launched a fierce nationwide competition to be home to its next big headquarters. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, we are seeing a similar beauty contest, on a smaller scale."
- "Greeting the governor, the Wildcats way," by Mike LaBella, Eagle-Tribune: "Gov. Charlie Baker dropped by Whittier Regional High School on Thursday and was greeted with balloons and cheerleaders chanting the school's Wildcat theme. When he entered the school's gymnasium, the cheers from students who filled the stands were nearly deafening."
- "Ex-Patrick lawyer set to defend millionaires' tax in court case," by Greg Ryan, Boston Business Journal: "A court challenge to the proposal is expected to be filed in the coming weeks."
TRUMPACHUSETTS --
- "US ambassador Scott Brown: President Trump's man in Wellington," by Michele Hewitson, Noted.com: "'Shall we get Trump out of the way?' I ask new US ambassador Scott Brown. It's tricky. You both know you will have as many questions about his boss as you have about him. This could be galling, but there's no sign of it. He says he's not a cheerleader for his boss, but he's a Trump man through and through. He likes talking about and talking up the Donald. He says, 'Fire away. It's your interview.'"
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "Warren, Capito push for partial fill prescription option," by Lev Fechor, Boston Globe: "Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito want major players in the battle against the nation's opioid epidemic to consider promoting and analyzing 'partial fill' policies, which allow patients to receive less than a full prescription's worth of medication on a single pharmacy trip."
ON THE STUMP -
- "Jackson stumps for votes at Columbia-Savin Hill civic," by Jennifer Smith, Dorchester Reporter: "Mayoral candidate City Councillor Tito Jackson made an appearance at the Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association's first meeting of the fall on Monday, two weeks before the preliminary election. Jackson pitched his story and solicited votes from members of one of Dorchester's largest civic groups, one that was once led by his chief opponent, Mayor Martin Walsh."
- "Mayor Setti Warren set to receive progressive endorsement in 2018 governor's race," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "A progressive activist group is set to endorse Newton Mayor Setti Warren in the 2018 gubernatorial race on Friday. Democracy for America-Massachusetts plans to announce its choice of Warren as the Democratic Party's nominee to take on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker."
THE BEST HEADLINE - "Shark-hating Cape pol may challenge Charlie Baker in GOP primary," by Matt Stout, Boston Herald: "Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald Beaty Jr. has filed paperwork with state campaign finance officials indicating plans to mount a campaign for the Corner Office, a move that would make him the first Republican to challenge the popular Baker in 2018. Beaty confirmed he is 'exploring a run,' but said he is weighing several factors, including whether he could get the 15 percent of delegate votes at the GOP convention necessary to appear on the primary ballot."
WOOD WAR - Herald: "NO FLY ZONE," "FALL FLICKS!" "Kim fires another missile." - Globe: "President's a puzzle to GOP and Democrats," "BERKSHIRES DIVIDE WIDENS," "Third wood-frame complex burns," "Surprising allies on campus assault rules," "Drawn to a new depression therapy."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Walsh, BPD assailed over camera program," by Dan Atkinson, Boston Herald: "A Hyde Park activist is slamming Mayor Martin J. Walsh for delaying a decision on police body cameras until after the election, saying he's ducking a choice that could upset police unions and constituents."
- "The Infrastructure of the Opioid Epidemic," by Susan Zalkind, CityLab: "Michael Young, 40, stands on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. On his left, cars whir past; on his right, about two dozen people line up along the chain link fence overlooking Boston's Interstate 93, some drifting in and out of consciousness, others plotting their next high. Within a two-block radius of this street corner is the Boston Medical Center, homeless shelters, numerous methadone and suboxone clinics, and an open air drug market. 'They have everything right here,' says Gwendel Wilson, 54, with his arms stretched. Wilson, along with Young, sleeps on this dusty strip of grass some nights. 'It's all condensed.'"
- "After Backlash, Kennedy School Withdraws Manning's Fellowship," by Graham W. Bishai and Derek G. Xiao, Harvard Crimson: "Facing backlash from high-ranking current and former CIA officials, the Dean of the Kennedy School of Government withdrew an invitation for Chelsea Manning to serve as a visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics in late-night reversal Friday."
- "P'town voters reject zoning change for pot dispensaries," by K.C. Myers, Cape Cod Times: "Voters at Wednesday night's special town meeting got a little dazed and confused during a series of motions and reconsiderations related to where medical marijuana dispensaries can be located but ultimately rejected an article that would have limited the businesses to small commercial zones of town."
- "Bike-sharing program rolled out in Worcester," by Craig Semon, Worcester Telegram: "The world's largest bike-sharing platform set up shop in Worcester with the unveiling of 200 bright yellow bikes Thursday - with 200 more to follow. Following a North American debut last month in Seattle, Worcester is the second city in the U.S. to sign an agreement with the ofo bike-sharing program. AThe letter combination "ofo" looks like someone riding a bicycle, said Grace Lin, vice president of ofo US."
- "Lynn sets course for year-round ferry," by Gayla Cawley, Itemlive.com: "Ferry service from Lynn to Boston could soon become a year-round option for commuters. Earlier in the week, state Sen. Thomas McGee (D-Lynn), state Rep. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) and James Cowdell, Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Lynn executive director, proposed a new year-round ferry pilot program from Lynn to Boston to the MassDOT Board of Directors and MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board."
MEANWHILE, IN RHODE ISLAND - "PawSox stadium backers, critics air views at first hearing on $83M plan," by Ted Nesi, WPRI: "Senators on Thursday kicked off their examination of whether taxpayers should help fund a new $83-million Pawtucket Red Sox stadium, as dozens of supporters and opponents trekked to the State House to debate the project. The hours-long Senate Finance Committee hearing was the first of six planned over the next month to review the proposal, which calls for state and Pawtucket taxpayers to borrow $38 million to cover part of the cost of a new ballpark on the site of the Apex building. The team's owners want to leave 75-year-old McCoy Stadium once their current lease expires, and are talking with other cities including Worcester about a potential move."
HAPPY BIRTHWEEKEND - to Susan Ryan-Vollmar, former Boston Phoenix news editor and current communications consultant, and Capital New York co-founder Josh Benson, who both celebrate Saturday and to Sunday birthdayers Newton Senator Cynthia Stone Creem, and former LG candidate Steve Kerrigan.
DID THE HOME TEAMS WIN? Yes! - The Red Sox beat the Athletics 6-2.
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