09/27/2017 06:51 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) and Rebecca Morin (rmorin@politico.com; @RebeccaMorin_)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Fog this morning before sunlight burns through with a high in the mid-80s in Boston.
ELECTION RETURN CENTRAL - What you need to know about yesterday's biggest contests:
BOSTON - Turnout was low across Boston (14.5%) as Mayor Marty Walsh rode a 33-point margin to first place in the mayoral prelim. Walsh secured 62.5 percent of the vote over Councilor Tito Jackson, who received 29.1 percent, according to the city's unofficial election results. While that was the expected outcome, it's still a decisive finish for the first-term mayor from an electorate that hasn't unseated an incumbent since the '40s. Predictions of a Walsh victory in Roxbury were apparently correct - Walsh looks to have carried Jackson's home precinct, according to a campaign source. We won't fully know precinct-based results until the city releases official results later today.
LAWRENCE - The rematch between incumbent Mayor Dan Rivera and former Mayor Willie Lantigua is on. Rivera has held the office after knocking off Lantigua by just 81 votes in 2013 - and both are now officially on the November ballot.
FRAMINGHAM - Political newcomer Yvonne Spicer will face Rep. John Stefanini in November. Spicer had a decisive first place showing, receiving more than half of the votes cast in a seven-way race, and was the top vote-getter in all but two precincts. Turnout in the city's first mayoral contest was at 27.5 percent - the same as the city's charter vote this spring.
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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker travels to Washington, D.C. for part of the day to attend a meeting of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis - The House meets in full formal session - Former First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a 9 a.m. keynote speech at the Inbound marketing conference in the Seaport District.
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "With Clock Ticking, Cannabis Control Commission Seeks Public Input On Marijuana Regs," by Steve Brown, WBUR: "With just nine months before recreational, or adult-use, marijuana is set to go on sale in Massachusetts, the state's new Cannabis Control Commission has set an aggressive schedule to hear from the public, hire a permanent executive director, and get down to the business of drawing up regulations that will govern the emerging marijuana industry."
- "Mass. education official defends donation to charter school effort," by James Vaznis, Boston Globe: "Paul Sagan, the chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education who is facing calls for his ouster after making previously undisclosed donations to a pro-charter-school ballot campaign, addressed his critics for the first time in public Tuesday morning - albeit remotely from a video feed from Eastern Europe."
- "Study finds improving rail service is top transit priority for Western Mass. residents," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "Senate President Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst, said it is too early to know how much of the study will be turned into legislation. But the emphasis on regional rail could add fuel to attempts to study the possibility of high-speed rail between Springfield and Boston."
- "State takes Amazon to court over third-party tax records," by Tim Logan, Boston Globe: "The request comes after three conference calls during which Amazon did not produce the documents, and "even stated that they did not intend to produce" them, according to a filing in Suffolk Superior Court. An Amazon spokeswoman did not immediately return messages seeking comment."
** A message from PhRMA: Ever wonder who decides what you pay for your medicines? It's not who you might think. Biopharmaceutical companies set the list prices for their medicines, but it's your insurer that decides how much you pay out of pocket. More than one-third of the list price is rebated back to middlemen, but these savings aren't always shared with patients. http://onphr.ma/2xoeT5w **
TRUMPACHUSETTS -
- WHEN A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS - "Trump prepared to work with Democrats on tax reform, Neal says," by POLITICO's Aaron Lorenzo: "President Donald Trump said "he's prepared to negotiate with Democrats" on tax reform, House Ways and Means ranking member Richard Neal said after a White House meeting Tuesday morning."
- "Trump defies GOP over tax cuts for the rich," by POLITICO's Rachael Bade and Aaron Lorenzo: "President Donald Trump - eager to work with Democrats on tax reform - upended Republican leaders' plans to cut taxes for the rich just as the party is set to unveil its much-awaited tax proposal. During a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Trump made a point of telling GOP and Democratic lawmakers that his top tax advisers - Gary Cohn and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, both very affluent individuals - won't see their tax bills reduced. Both men nodded in agreement, sources in the room told POLITICO ."
- "Priebus in talks to join lucrative speaking circuit," by POLITICO's Annie Karni and Josh Dawsey: "President Donald Trump's former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, has been interviewing with speakers bureaus around Washington, D.C., as he seeks a place on the lucrative paid speaking circuit, according to multiple sources familiar with his life-after-Trump plans. Priebus, who was pulling down an annual White House salary of $179,700, has yet to close on a deal. But he has met with Keppler Speakers Bureau, which represents Fox News host Chris Wallace and former astronaut Mark Kelly, and Leading Authorities, which counts former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper among its top-tier clients, according to a source familiar with his plans."
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "Sessions: Senate shouldn't have punished Warren over letter she 'persisted' in reading," by POLITICO's Josh Gerstein: "Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that his colleagues were wrong to punish Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for seeking to read a historical letter sharply criticizing him during Senate floor debate on his confirmation in February. 'She certainly had the right to criticize my nomination. I think she really had the right to read the letter that she was blocked or at least temporarily blocked from reading,' Sessions said during a question-and-answer session following a speech at Georgetown University's law school."
ON THE STUMP -
- "Political Notes: Wolf still mum on 2018 plans," by Geoff Spillane, Cape Cod Times: "Wolf has not yet ruled out a run for Baker's job in 2018. ... 'I'm still quietly on hold,' Wolf said of a potential gubernatorial bid."
- "Passacantilli squeezes past Edwards; Flynn coasts home vs. Kelley," by Dan Atkinson, Boston Herald: "Stephen Passacantilli and Lydia Edwards will duke it out in District 1, which includes Charlestown, East Boston and the North End, after the preliminary election ended with only 77 votes separating them."
- "Das launches run for Tsongas' 3rd District seat," by Alana Melanson, Lowell Sun: "Surrounded by family, friends and community members, the president and CEO of Troca Hotels announced his intentions Monday at Stonehedge Hotel & Spa to run for the seat to be vacated by Niki Tsongas next fall. The occasion also marked Das' 44th birthday."
- "Three Tsongas seat hopefuls have roots, but not residency," by Matt Stout, Boston Herald: "That includes Daniel Koh, an Andover native and former chief of staff to Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who left City Hall on Sept. 1 to move back to his hometown. ... But he is far from alone. Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem Mazen, who also grew up in Andover, has filed a statement of candidacy with plans for an announcement on Oct. 1. And this week, Abhijit "Beej" Das - president of Troca Hotels and a resident of North Andover, which sits just outside the district - announced plans to file paperwork for a campaign ."
- "Worcester will submit its own bid for Amazon megaproject," by Nick Kotsopoulos, Worcester Telegram: "The manager informed the City Council of the city's strategy after Councilor-at-Large Konstantina B. Lukes said she was surprised that Worcester was not submitting its own application, especially after Newton Mayor Setti Warren, a Democrat running for governor, came out last week and said Worcester would be the ideal Massachusetts location for Amazon to build its second headquarters."
WOOD WAR - Herald: "BELICHICK'S CHALLENGE," "CLOWNING AROUND!" "TYLER VOWS ... 'I'LL BE BACK.'" - Globe: "Trump's plan for tax cuts has a familiar ring," "Now, officially, it's a two-man race," "Boston isn't the only Mass. city that dreams of Amazon," "Season changes on Cape, but labor woes don't," "A step toward CTE diagnosis in living."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Foreign worker shortages extend into shoulder season," by Katie Johnston, Boston Globe: "It's shoulder season in New England. The weather is pleasant - when hurricanes aren't blowing by - and the summertime crowds are gone, but there's still a steady stream of visitors sipping wine on outdoor patios and booking tours to admire the fall foliage. On Cape Cod, September is the third busiest month of the year."
- "US Rep. Richard Neal touts House's support for bill creating Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coin," by Shannon Young, Masslive.com: "U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, lauded House lawmakers this week for backing legislation that would create a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coin in honor of the sport's 125th anniversary. Neal, who co-sponsored the bill with U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, said the proposed coin would pay homage to the game of basketball, which James Naismith created at a Springfield YMCA gymnasium in 1891."
- "Patriots Fan Calls For Burning of Jerseys," by Eli Rosenberg, NBC Boston: "Sitting in the stands on Sunday, Mark Shane couldn't believe what he was seeing as he watched several New England Patriots players kneel during the National Anthem. ... By Monday, Shane had an idea. He went to a nearby sign store, and decided to have a gathering on Thursday outside his Swansea home. The purpose: To burn any and all Patriots jerseys."
- "Racist, anti-Semitic stickers found posted on Clark U. buildings," by Worcester Telegram: "Racist and anti-Semitic stickers were recently discovered posted on campus buildings, Clark University President David Angel said in a message to the school Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Angel did not say what the stickers specifically showed, but he said they were the work of Vanguard America, a white nationalist group. The president said he told Clark staff to take the offending materials down."
- "In wake of NFL 'monkey' comments, Brockton official taking the hits," by Marc Larocque, Brockton Enterprise: "After his online remarks about the kneeling New England Patriots were widely condemned as racist, a Brockton coach stepped down from his position in the city's Pop Warner football league, and now his government employer is considering its options on how to deal with the situation. Stephen V. Pina, who was a Brockton parks commissioner, made an online comment insulting members of the New England Patriots who knelt during the national anthem on Sunday, calling the players 'turds,' and adding, 'dance monkey dance.'"
- "Cage-free habitat puts high priority on biosecurity at Hubbardston chicken farm," by Paula J. Owen, Worcester Telegram: "Biosecurity at the Country Hen was heightened - set at level Orange - Tuesday morning during a tour of the certified organic farm where chickens are cage-free and the operation high-tech to allow for the cleanest environment possible."
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? No! - The Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4.
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** A message from PhRMA: Are middlemen really holding down the cost of medicines? Ever wonder who decides what you pay for your medicines? It's not who you might think. Biopharmaceutical companies set the list prices for their medicines, but it's your insurer that ultimately determines how much you pay out of pocket. More than one-third of the list price of a medicine is rebated back to middlemen, like insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). These rebates and discounts create savings of more than $100 billion, but these savings aren't always shared directly with patients. Patients share the costs. They should share the savings. http://onphr.ma/2xoeT5w **
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