10/26/2017 07:09 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) and Rebecca Morin (rmorin@politico.com; @RebeccaMorin_)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Showers and fog with a high of 60 in Boston.
ONE MONTH OUT AND $2 MILLION IN THE BANK - Just over one month after Hurricane Maria raked Puerto Rico, $2 million dollars has been raised by the Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico fund set up by the state after the weather event, according to fund sponsors.
That $2 million comes from 1,500 individual donations, on top of donations from businesses and large and small fundraising efforts, perThe Boston Foundation, which co-sponsors the fund. The first payments out of the fund were made on Oct. 13 and will happen on a rolling basis through January 2018.
In the days after the hurricane, perceived inaction by Gov. Charlie Baker's administration to the hurricane relief efforts was seized upon by Democratic gubernatorial challenger Setti Warren, but such criticism has since died down. The commonwealth eventually deployed a 10-person emergency management team on Oct. 16 for 14 days after sending 69 law enforcement officers with MEMA to the island and a six-person communications team from the Massachusetts National Guard.
Now, as money and resources flow to the island, Massachusetts faces a new question: how to handle an influx of Puerto Ricans within the commonwealth.
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TODAY - Members of the North-South Rail Link working group hold a meeting at the State House - The Boston Irish Honors luncheon, sponsored by the Boston Irish Reporter, will honor former MassDOT highway administrator Tom Tinlin, Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen, and Nora, AnnMarie, and Bill Kennedy at the Seaport Hotel. Mayor Marty Walsh is scheduled to give remarks just before noon -MASSPIRG releases a report on the T's reliability in a press conference at the entrance to the Park Street T stop. Attendees will include MASSPIRG's Matt Casale, Transportation for Massachusetts' Chris Dempsey, and Marc Ebuña of TransitMatters.
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "Baker sidelines all earmark spending for indefinite period," by Matt Murphy, State House News Service: "A new $2 million program to support manufacturing has driven a wedge between House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Gov. Charlie Baker who said Wednesday that no earmarks, not just the research and development program, would get funded until state finances stabilize."
- "Advocates cheer criminal justice bill - and slam DAs for opposing much of it," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "The groups - including the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts; the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, which includes some 40 churches, synagogues, mosques, and community organizations; and the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the state's public defender agency - say the wide-ranging legislation is 'a big step in the right direction.'"
- "Massachusetts state senators form millennial caucus to push young adults' agenda," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "The Senate task force released a report Wednesday identifying the top issues for millennials. They made a potpourri of policy suggestions on topics such as affordable housing, transportation and student debt."
- "Mass. House approves bill targeting drivers who abuse handicapped parking," by Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press: "The bill - which has already been approved by the state Senate - would slap a fine of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for a second offense on anyone who ''intentionally makes a false statement in an application' for a handicapped license plate or placard."
- "Massachusetts Mulls Switching to Atlantic Time-and Staying There," by Jon Kamp, Wall Street Journal: "As Americans get ready to turn the clocks back next month, a Massachusetts commission is exploring whether the state should spring ahead one hour for good."
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DATELINE DC -
- "Tsongas' bill on border opioid screening devices passes House," by Aaron Curtis, Lowell Sun: "A bill that would give U.S. Customs and Border Protection the latest chemical screening devices to detect fentanyl and other synthetic opioids imported into the country passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday."
- "US Rep. Richard Neal offers bill to help Medicare beneficiaries access opioid treatment medication," by Shannon Young, Masslive.com: "Contending that recent studies have found growing opioid abuse among Medicare beneficiaries, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, introduced legislation this week that he said would expand the health care entitlement's coverage of medication-assisted treatments. The bill, which the congressman formally offered Monday, would require Medicare to pay for methadone and other medication-assisted treatments offered in outpatient settings, in addition to its current coverage of such services offered in inpatient hospitals."
- "Democrats: Tax reform failure will flip the House," by POLITICO's Heather Caygle and Aaron Lorenzo: "Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Pelosi, said she and Ways and Means ranking member Richard Neal (D-Mass.) are in lockstep. They want to see the current Republican plan, which they decry as a tax cut for the wealthy, defeated. Once that happens, Democrats are happy to work with the GOP on a bipartisan tax code rewrite."
TRUMPACHUSETTS -
HEALEY GOES NATIONAL - "Massachusetts AG Maura Healey On Trump & Birth Control: 'We'll See Him In Court,'" by Lisa Dunn, Elite Daily: "When she told President Donald Trump around the time of his inauguration that she would see him in court, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey meant it."
THE WARREN REPORT -
- "Don't Let Big Banks Escape the Fed's Scrutiny," by Elizabeth Warren, Bloomberg View: "Community banks and credit unions face a lot of challenges today, and they make a good case for lightening some unnecessary regulatory burdens. But instead of focusing on these smaller institutions, Congress is considering easing up oversight for some of the biggest banks in the country. This would increase the risk of another financial crisis."
- "Is Charlie Baker really more popular in Boston than Elizabeth Warren?" by Frank Phillips, Boston Globe: "That's what it looks like at first blush in a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll released earlier this week. But a deeper dive into the numbers with the poll's director shows the survey is less alarming for Warren and her fellow Democrats."
ON THE STUMP -
- "Across Massachusetts, outsider female candidates are taking aim at the political gender gap," by Joanna Weiss, Boston Globe Magazine: "But frustration with Trump winds through the personal stories of many newcomer candidates in Massachusetts, seeking offices in bodies that range from the Boston City Council to the Legislature (which is 26 percent female, while women make up 51.5 percent of the state population) to Congress."
- "They're running against Warren. Should they run away from Trump?" by Jim O'Sullivan, Boston Globe: "For Republicans seeking the nomination to oppose Senator Elizabeth Warren next year, orienting themselves in relation to President Trump has required a series of early strategic decisions. How these GOP hopefuls talk about Trump could determine which of them emerges to face the state's top Democrat and how he or she fares in the general election."
- The Beth Lindstrom Senate campaign is out with a new video titled "I Will Listen."
TSONGAS ARENA -
- Rick Green, a Republican vying for the MA-3 seat, released a video touting his record as a business owner and job creator in-touch with the needs of small businesses.
WOOD WAR - Herald: "DEMS' TOLL TROLL," "Taking a swing at boys' club," - Globe: "The Trump effect," "Senate bill sets large hospitals vs. small ones," "Mother feared son's suicide before attack," "WHAT SO PROUDLY THEY HAIL'D," "Amazon wants to pop in for a bit."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Congressman Joe Kennedy III to speak at Amherst College to mark JFK's 1963 visit," by Diane Lederman, Masslive.com: "U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III will speak at Amherst College Saturday as part of the college's celebration of his great-uncle President John F. Kennedy."
- "State facing criticism on environmental justice policy," by JD Capelouto, Lowell Sun: "Nearly three years after an executive order imposed a statewide focus on environmental justice, Massachusetts officials have failed to enact effective policy to protect low-income and minority communities from toxic air, sewage overflow and potentially unsafe water, according to several residents, activists and lawmakers."
- "Amazon vs. marijuana," by Jack Sullivan, CommonWealth Magazine: "State and local officials are pulling out all the stops to win the jobs and capital investment jackpot that Amazon has to offer, while there appears to be scant interest in the smaller prizes associated with the new industry associated with marijuana sales and cultivation. Indeed, more than 100 of the 351 Massachusetts cities and towns have instituted bans and moratoriums on marijuana businesses."
THERE'S ALWAYS A MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTION - "Mass. facility listed as possible site for Anthony Weiner prison sentence," by Laura Crimaldi, Boston Globe: "In a sentencing memorandum filed last month by Weiner's defense team, the Federal Medical Center Devens is listed as one of two federal prisons that offers residential treatment for sex offenders."
THERE'S ALWAYS A MASSACHUSETTS MEDIA CONNECTION - "Former WHDH-TV reporter gets the 'CBS Evening News' anchor chair," by Mark Shanahan, Boston Globe: "Congrats to Jeff Glor, the former reporter/anchor at WHDH-TV (Channel 7), on his new gig - and some gig it is. Glor has been named the anchor of the 'CBS Evening News,' a broadcast that was previously led by the likes of Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather. Glor replaces Scott Pelley, who was unseated from the anchor chair last spring after six years and succeeded, on an interim basis, by Anthony Mason."
SPOTTED - Governor Charlie Baker 2014 campaign manager Jim Conroy boarding an afternoon JetBlue flight at Reagan National airport heading to Boston.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Roxbury Latin School, founded 373 years ago.
THE HOME TEAMS DID NOT PLAY.
ONE FOR THE MONEY (AND YOUR #MAPOLI LISTENING PLEASURE) - In the latest installment of The Horse Race, it's that time of year - flannel, fall activities, and FEC REPORTS! Democratic campaign fundraising guru Sean Curran walks us through what the quarter three reports mean, Lauren is vindicated in her special election love, and Steve gets sentimental about public opinion polling. Keeping up with our trivia? Listen to the episode to find out last week's answer. This week: What Massachusetts city was nicknamed the City of Notions in the 19th century? Subscribe and listen now on iTunes and Sound Cloud.
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** A message from New England Clean Power Link : Poised to supply Massachusetts with 1,000 MW of clean, sustainable power, the New England Clean Power Link is ready to roll. The only project with a Presidential Permit, full site control and full host state support, the innovative buried project will help Massachusetts meet its legislative requirements for lower carbon emissions. The entire line will travel underground and underwater, and is expected to deliver low-cost electricity to the Commonwealth over the next 40 years. Massachusetts can expect to reap $19.9 billion in benefits over the next 20 years alone, while ratepayers can expect to save $655 million a year in energy costs. Most importantly, the project is 100% privately financed and comes with a fixed-price bid, protecting taxpayers and ratepayers alike from any cost overruns. The project's developers have also established a $20 million fund to assist low-income ratepayers in western Massachusetts. More **
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