09/29/2017 06:52 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) and Rebecca Morin (rmorin@politico.com; @RebeccaMorin_)
TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS. Much cooler today - sunny with a high of 66.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: MOULTON TAKES FLIGHT TO THE HAWKEYE STATE - Rep. Seth Moulton heads to Iowa this weekend as one of the marquee guests at the famed Polk County Steak Fry, a favorite for would-be presidential candidates to test the waters among first-in-the-nation caucus-goers.
In what will do nothing to quiet speculation of a presidential bid, Moulton plans to hold private meetings with activists throughout Saturday and Sunday while in Des Moines, as well as hold a roundtable on veterans issues with a handful of local veterans, his office tells me. "One of Seth's priorities in Congress is to fix the VA (where he also gets his health care), so he's eager to hear their experiences with the VA and ideas. He's also just looking forward to getting to know them," Moulton's spokesman said.
Moulton plans to stay centrally located in Des Moines all weekend, flying in Friday night and heading out on Sunday. For this record, this isn't Moulton's first time communing with Hawkeye State Democrats - he campaigned there in 2014 for former Cedar Rapids City Councilor Monica Vernonand Jim Mowrer's unsuccessful congressional campaigns.
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TODAY - Sen. Elizabeth Warren travels to Worcester and Springfield to meet with local elected officials and community leaders about disaster relief efforts for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Rep. Richard Neal will be at the event in Springfield. - Gov. Charlie Baker, LG Karyn Polito, Attorney General Maura Healey, State Sen. Mike Moore, and Boston Police Department Sergeant Cecil Jones to participate in the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation's 31st Annual Memorial Ceremony - The Cabo Verde Prime Minister Jose Ulisses Correia e Silva meets with Gov. Charlie Baker at the State House.
- BREAKING OVERNIGHT - "50 immigrants arrested in Mass. as part of ICE operation," by Jeremy C. Fox, Boston Globe: "Fifty immigrants across the state were among nearly 500 nationwide arrested for federal immigration violations in an operation that targeted so-called sanctuary cities and, in the case of Massachusetts, a state that had not fallen in line with President Trump's aggressive deportation policies."
** 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 **
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Massachusetts preparing to help Puerto Rican refugees," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "With 300,000 Puerto Ricans already living in Massachusetts, the state is a likely landing point for many of those displaced by Hurricane Maria. ... Gov. Charlie Baker and members of the Legislature's black and Latino caucus are working to prepare."
- "AG Healey On Equifax: 'They Run You Over And Want To Charge You For The Hospital Bill,'" by Tori Bedford, WGBH: "Attorney General Maura Healey is going after credit reporting agency Equifax after last month's security breach - and pushing a new bill that would crack down on data leaks. 'It is so outrageous what this company did,' Healey said in an interview with BPR Thursday. 'They basically collected volumes of data, the likes of which we've never seen, and then they stored it in this digital warehouse and left the back door open for the criminals to walk right in.'"
- "Senate chips away at Baker budget vetoes restoring $25 million," by Colin A. Young, State House News Service: "The House voted this month to add back $284 million of the $320 million that Baker cut from the $39.4 billion fiscal 2018 budget, and successful Senate override votes would ensure those funds are delivered."
- "For state pols, honesty's an unenforceable policy," by Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald: "A bill outlawing lying in campaign ads is making the rounds in the Legislature, and it sounds great at first. ... Except there are a few big problems. ... Like, it's unconstitutional."
TRUMPACHUSETTS -
- "DeVos takes on a chilly audience at Harvard," by POLITICO's Caitlin Emma: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defended her views on charter schools, campus sexual assault and bathroom access for transgender students to a predictably chilly reception at Harvard University on Thursday night."
- "Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno slams librarian who called Dr. Seuss racist, invites Trump family to visit Seuss Museum," by Dan Glaun, Masslive.com: "Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has come to the defense of hometown hero Dr. Seuss, slamming the Cambridge school librarian who rejected First Lady Melania Trump's donation of 10 Dr. Seuss books as part of National Read a Book Day."
- "Uncertain future for Haitian immigrants," by Jule Pattison-Gordon, Bay State Banner: "Pierre is one of about 58,000 Haitians who are living, working and studying in the U.S. under a program called Temporary Protected Status. Haitians beneficiaries of that protected status will see it expire on Jan. 22, 2018, unless the Trump administration moves to extend the program, something John Kelly, then-Secretary of Homeland Security, said in May is not guaranteed."
ON THE STUMP -
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- "15 women make ballot in Framingham," by Jim Haddadin, Metro West Daily News: "Women could hold a majority of seats on the community's first City Council. ... A total of 15 female candidates will appear on the ballot in races for City Council, School Committee and mayor in Framingham's first city election in November."
- "Why Hogan Has Twice as Many Challengers as Baker," by Zach C. Cohen, National Journal : "Two popular Republican governors in blue states are expected to seek reelection in the first midterm of Donald Trump's presidency. One of them is drawing a field of prospective challengers that is more than twice as large as the other. Democrats have set their sights on unseating both Larry Hogan of Maryland and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts. The seats are critical to closing the gap on Republicans' historic majority in governorships. ... While either would rank as an upset at this point, Democrats think there is more opportunity in Maryland. ... 'Hogan is sort of more of a target' than Baker, said veteran Democratic strategist Joe Trippi,who is advising candidates in both states."
WOOD WAR - Herald: "BPL'S SCARY REALITY," "HOTEL'S TOP DOGS," "TROUBLE IN WHOVILLE." - Globe: "Addiction insurance scheme targeted," "Brookline considers seizing college's land," "ENOUGH FOR A MANSION, RIGHT? $1 MILLION," "50 immigrants arrested in Mass. as US cracks down," "Sports teams join together to fight racism."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Cape Air Struggles To Take Off In Puerto Rico After Maria," by Brendan Deady and Ciku Theuri, WGBH: "Cut off from the mainland, the island of Puerto Rico is suffering from a lack of consistent supply drops and exit options. Residents there continue to endure widespread power outages, scarce food, water and fuel. Earlier today, The Trump Administration waived a nearly century-old law known as the Jones Act to facilitate more supply dropoffs. The Jones Act limits trade between the U.S. mainland and offshore territories and states to be strictly transported by American crews and vessels. Several lawmakers have been critical of the law, saying it hinders supply lines and makes relief efforts more costly."
- "As Boston Dreams Of Amazon, Suffolk Downs Braces For The End," by Adam Reilly, WGBH: "There's an eerie feeling at Suffolk Downs these days. The mile-long track is still immaculately manicured. The grandstand seats still gleam. And from Wednesday to Sunday, patrons still place bets on races happening elsewhere. But the whole place is permeated by the knowledge that the end is near. 'Beyond 2018, this is going be a major mixed-use development,' said Chip Tuttle, Suffolk Downs' COO."
- "Delays continue on Worcester commuter rail line," by Cyrus Moulton, Worcester Telegram: "A signal problem Wednesday and Thursday was the latest problem as delays continue on the Worcester/Framingham commuter rail line, even after construction projects to improve reliability wrapped up this summer. 'As far as heat delays go, they've gotten better,' Jim McCoy, a Worcester commuter, said Thursday. 'As far as mechanical issues go, they've got some work to do.'"
- "At pipeline activists' court hearings, a plea for the planet," by Heather Bellow, Berkshire Eagle: "One after another the anti-pipeline activists stood before the judge in this small-town courtroom and said they trespassed in Otis State Forest, where the pipeline company is building a third line, to protect the entire planet from ruin. 'I was trying to stop the fossil fuel industry from controlling our land, our lives and our children's futures,' said Ron Coler, an Ashfield Select Board member. 'July was the hottest month on record. We sit in an air-conditioned room.'"
- "Two Berkshire Museum trustees quit board, one cites art sale," by Amanda Drane, Berkshire Eagle: "Berkshire Museum's board of trustees held their annual meeting on Monday, but not everyone who cast a vote in the July decision to reinvent the museum was there. Carol Riordan, who said she abstained from the July 12 vote to auction off art as a means to fund the museum's New Vision, resigned because she disagreed with the plan."
- "Proposed zones would bar retail pot from city's downtown," by Dustin Luca, Salem News: "Retail pot shops could open their doors in several of the city's business- and industrial-zoned areas, but under a raft of regulations city officials are now reviewing, those shops would not be allowed in downtown Salem or any of the city's other residential areas. The City Council sent several orders and ordinance changes that would enable recreational pot sales in Salem to various committees Thursday night for further review."
- MEDIA MATTERS: "As Boston Globe struggles, signs of labor unrest," by Don Seiffert, Boston Business Journal: "Amid The Boston Globe's efforts to overcome the embarrassing printing problems that have plagued it for the past three months are growing signs of employee anger aimed at top management."
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY - to Ryan Migeed, communications director for Sen. Eric Lesser and Kevin Ready, campaign manager for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to Readville Rep. Angelo Scaccia; Shawn Collins, director of policy and legislative affairs for Treasurer Deb Goldberg; Democratic strategist Jack Corrigan; and MassHousing executive Director Tim Sullivan, and Cassie Moreno, student at Northeastern University.
HAPPY BIRTHWEEKEND - to former House Ways and Means Chair Brian Dempsey, Jamaica Plain Rep. Liz Malia, consultant and former Chief Operating Officer for Mayor Marty Walsh Joe Rull, and Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter for WGBH, who all celebrate on Saturday, and to Sunday birthday-ers Steve Brown of WBUR, the Bay State Banner's Yawu Miller, and Salem Rep. Paul Tucker.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes! - The Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7.
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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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