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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
WHICH 2020 CANDIDATE IS WINNING MASSACHUSETTS? —Pete Buttigieg put up an eye-popping fundraising number. Elizabeth Warren dominated Cambridge. Bernie Sanders has supporters in the most places. So which 2020-er won the campaign finance contest in Massachusetts this quarter? Well, it depends how you look at it.
According to FEC data broken down by zip code, Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., raised $1.1 million from Massachusetts. That makes the Bay State the third most lucrative state for Buttigieg — he raised $4 million from California, and another $2.2 million from donors in New York.
Buttigieg took money from people in 243 Massachusetts zip codes . Some big dollar areas: Buttigieg raised $109,000 from Boston's 02116 zip code, and another $39,000 from the 01742 zip code in Concord. Buttigieg also reported $80,000 from the 02657 zip code, which includes Provincetown, Truro and North Truro. Buttigieg held a series of fundraisers in P-Town over the Fourth of July holiday, but those events happened after this quarter's June 30 reporting deadline.
Home-state Sen. Elizabeth Warren reported $807,000 in campaign contributions from Massachusetts donors, and she did it without holding any big-dollar fundraisers. Her campaign cash came from around 321 Massachusetts zip codes. Warren's highest-raising location was Cambridge, where she took in $64,000 from the 02138 zip code. Buttigieg was not far behind, raising $48,000 from that zip code.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders took contributions from the most Massachusetts zip codes , though he raised less money than Warren or Buttigieg here. Sanders, who also doesn't do big-dollar fundraisers, raised $232,000 from 353 Massachusetts zip codes in the second quarter. He raised $16,000 in Cambridge, which was the highest-contributing zip code here.
The candidate who came out on top this quarter? To me, the numbers show Bay State Democrats have not lined up behind a single candidate, though they mirrored the national excitement around Warren and Buttigieg in recent months. Presidential campaign finance data broken down by state and zip code was not available yesterday for former Vice President Joe Biden, who's still leading in national polls, and Massachusetts-based candidates Rep. Seth Moulton and former Gov. Bill Weld.
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TODAY — Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito chairs a meeting of the Governor's Council. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh hosts a "Mayor on Main" trolley tour in Dorchester in Roxbury. Walsh is a guest on "NightSide" on WBZ.
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 | DATELINE BEACON HILL |
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- "NEW MASS. BUDGET TIMELINE IS NEXT WEEK, 'HOPEFULLY,'" by Sam Doran and Michael P. Norton, State House News Service: "It's only Tuesday and hopes are already fading for a deal this week on the overdue state budget. Breaking a two-week pattern, the House adjourned Tuesday morning without plans to meet on Wednesday. Since July 1, the budget's due date, both branches have been holding near-daily sessions while they await a report from the six lawmakers charged in early June with coming up with the final fiscal 2020 spending plan. A day after he expressed hope for a budget "by the end of this week," Second Assistant Majority Leader Paul Donato, who presided over Tuesday's session, pushed out expectations another seven days."
- "Attorney General Maura Healey says unregulated e-cigarette flavors getting a new generation hooked on nicotine," by Steph Solis, MassLive.com: " Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey called on state lawmakers to move forward with legislation that bans flavored tobacco products, including vapes, from retailers across the commonwealth. "The research is clear: flavor in tobacco products increases their appeal to young people and promotes initiation," Healey said during the Joint Committee on Public Health heading Tuesday afternoon. "The good news is we know what works. We've fought Big Tobacco before and won." Healey testified after teens and pediatricians who shared their concerns about flavor e-cigarettes and urged lawmakers to approve the bills."
- "GOVS. BAKER, LAMONT, RAIMONDO HUDDLE OVER REGIONAL ISSUES," by Matt Murphy, State House News Service:"Gov. Charlie Baker came looking to check in on a regional initiative to wring carbon emissions from the transportation sector. Gov. Gina Raimondo wanted to solicit help in gathering data to measure the effectiveness of Rhode Island job training programs, and to nudge Baker on improving Boston-to-Providence rail service. And Gov. Ned Lamont, who convened the "informal lunch" at Eastern Connecticut State University on Tuesday, said he was particularly interested in exploring how the states could partner to buy things together, such as information technology, telecommunications systems or health care. But more than anything, it was about getting to know each other. "I think personal relationships are really important," Lamont said. The governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut gathered on the campus of Eastern Connecticut State University on Tuesday where transportation, energy, infrastructure, procurement and data sharing were all on the agenda."
- "Expanded welfare benefits pushed," by Christian M. Wade, Gloucester Daily Times: "Anti-poverty advocates are making a major push to expand welfare benefits as part of a campaign to lift tens of thousands of children out of "deep poverty." One proposal, backed by more than 80 mostly Democratic lawmakers, would increase welfare benefits through the state's primary cash assistance program, known as Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children, by 10% every year until the payments reach 50% of the federal poverty level. That would raise the benefits for an average family of three to $889 a month. Supporters of the measure say benefits haven't increased in nearly two decades, while the cost of living has skyrocketed."
- "Lawmakers push bill to create 'diaper pantries' for poor Massachusetts families," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "When Rep. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, led the Amherst Survival Center, it was not unusual for someone to visit in a panic because they needed diapers for their baby. "It seems that people can forgo a meal if they're hungry, but parents do not want to forgo changing their baby's diapers," Domb said. "That's a bar too high. A parent's main job is to take care of their baby." Bills sponsored by Domb, Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, D-Lenox, and Sen. Joan Lovely, D-Salem, H.107/S.65, would create a new fund to give grants to organizations that distribute free diapers. They envision an initial one-year pilot program that provides money to up to 12 organizations,distributed throughout the state. The size of the fund would be determined by the Legislature."
- "Package stores oppose discounts," by Christian M. Wade, The Salem News: "Package store owners are resisting a proposal to lift the state's prohibition on discounts for beer, wine and liquor sales, saying it will drive small, mom-and-pop retailers out of business. The proposal, which went before the Legislature's Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure on Monday, seeks to eliminate a decades-old rule banning alcohol retailers from issuing coupons and loyalty cards. Proponents say alcoholic beverages are one of the only products not allowed to be sold to consumers below cost. "The consumers deserve a break," said Rep. Ted Speliotis, D-Danvers, the bill's primary sponsor. "Pizza parlors and even Chinese take-out offer discounts, so why not package stores?" Speliotis said the restrictions date to the Prohibition era, when states made concessions to win support for overturning a federal ban on alcohol sales."
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| FROM THE HUB |
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- "Report: By 2100, Mass. Could Have 26 Days A Year That Feel Hotter Than 100 Degrees," by Lexi Peery, WBUR: "Feeling the heat this summer? Well, it's just going to get worse. Massachusetts is going to see more hot and humid days in the coming decades, according to a new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Days that feel like 100 degrees (or higher), which rarely happen in Massachusetts now, will occur 26 times each year by the end of the century if no action is taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the report finds. Ninety degree temperatures will likely occur in the state about one month a year by 2050 and more than two months a year by 2100. Currently, the average is seven to 10 days ."
- "DA Rachael Rollins Accuses Boston Globe Of 'Fear Mongering,'" by Arjun Singh, WGBH News: "Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Tuesday slammed a recent Boston Globe article as having used unfair reporting tactics in their analysis that questioned the effectiveness of Rollins' office's policies. The article, which was written by reporters Andrea Estes and Shelley Murphy, focused on Rollins' signature policy of not prosecuting 15 low-level offenses. The piece went into extensive detail about the case of a 2017 attack on a woman in the Charlestown Navy Yard, in which prosecutors cut a deal with the attacker and allowed him to plead to a lesser assault charge while going on probation rather than to jail. Rollins said the article failed to portray the full story behind the 2017 case and that the reporters engaged in "fear mongering." "I've handled over 8,000 cases since I took office Jan. 2, and Andrea Estes and Shelley Murphy want to talk about one case and they are fear mongering," Rollins said in an interview on Boston Public Radio."
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| DAY IN COURT |
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- "Bryon Hefner could now go to trial twice after prosecutors agree to split case," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "Attorney General Maura Healey's office has agreed to split its nine-count sexual assault and misconduct case against Bryon Hefner into two separate trials, with the first slated for this fall. Hefner, the husband of former state Senate president Stanley C. Rosenberg, is scheduled to go to trial Sept. 11 on charges he repeatedly groped two men and forcibly kissed a third, according to Healey's office. Separate counts alleging Hefner secretly took, and later distributed, a nude photo of a fourth man will be heard in a separate case, though a trial date has not been set. The case against the 32-year-old upended the Senate more than a year ago, prompting Rosenberg to resign under pressure and helping push State House officials to reassess how they handles complaints of harassment."
- "Ex-Environmental Police chief sues state over firing," by Andrew Martinez, Boston Herald: "The former head of the Massachusetts Environmental Police is suing the state over his termination, alleging he was fired for refusing to fix speeding tickets for high-ranking staff and disobeying orders to keep a "lid on things" regarding misconduct during the 2018 gubernatorial election. Col. James McGinn, a former state trooper and driver for Gov. Charlie Baker, was fired in October 2018 after an investigation alleged he installed cameras to spy on employees and fixed tickets given to former neighbors in 2015. McGinn, appointed by Baker to the position in 2015, is seeking a return to his position, along with $1.4 million in the suit filed in federal court Tuesday."
- "ACLU files suit to block restrictive new asylum rules," by Sarah Betancourt, CommonWealth Magazine: "THE AMERICAN CIVIL Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday to block sweeping new asylum restrictions announced by the Trump administration. The regulations proposed by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Monday would effectively prevent most asylum claims by not allowing migrants who pass through another country to get to the US-Mexico border from applying for the humanitarian status. Massachusetts immigration advocates and attorneys representing asylum seekers say the new rules represent the biggest change in asylum law since 1965, when Congress voted to pass the Immigration and Nationality Act, which included protections for asylum seekers."
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| WARREN REPORT |
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- "Warren rips Defense secretary nominee over his Raytheon ties," by Connor O'Brien, POLITICO: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump's pick to be Defense secretary, Mark Esper, for his ties to defense contractor Raytheon. In a heated exchange at a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing, Warren — a Democratic presidential contender — criticized Esper for not committing to extend for his entire tenure at the Pentagon his recusal from issues involving Raytheon, where he worked as a top lobbyist. Warren cited former acting Secretary Pat Shanahan, a former vice president with Boeing, who extended his recusal permanently amid questions about his ties to the aerospace company. She also pressed Esper to commit to never seek a waiver from his recusal and not seek defense industry employment for four years after leaving government, which he declined to do."
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| MOULTON MATTERS |
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- "Rep. Seth Moulton Calls Out Nancy Pelosi's Handling Of Spat With 'The Squad,'" by Daniel Marans, Huffington Post: "Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), a long shot candidate for the 2020 Democratic primary, blamed failed House Democratic leadership for the escalation of a public feud between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the four progressive freshman lawmakers known as "the Squad." Moulton, in an interview with HuffPost on Monday, reiterated his campaign trail refrain blasting Pelosi and her lieutenants for failing to initiate an impeachment investigation against President Donald Trump. "Our leadership is failing on two counts: Dividing our caucus and being unwilling to start impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump," Moulton said."
- "The VIP Lounge with Seth Moulton," by Juliet Pennington, Boston Globe: "Presidential candidate Seth Moulton can't wait to get back to his family cabin on Maine's Moose Pond for a long weekend this summer — especially because it will be the first time his 9-month-old daughter, Emmy, will be in tow. The Democratic US representative, who was raised in Marblehead, lives in Salem with his wife, Liz, an executive search consultant who focuses on women in sports, and their daughter. A Marine veteran who served four tours of duty in Iraq as an infantry officer, Moulton, 40, said his campaign is rooted in service and patriotism."
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- "Facing their toughest challenge, members of 'the Squad' turned to Pressley for her 'positive, loving tone,'" by Laura Krantz, Boston Globe: "When the four Democratic congresswomen at the center of the racially charged feud with President Trump faced the cameras, one led them onto the stage and stepped to the microphones to speak first: Ayanna Pressley. And after all four had made their statements at that Monday news conference and reporters started asking questions, Pressley's three colleagues in what they call "the Squad" — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib — turned their heads and looked to Pressley, who again stepped up to answer. The Boston lawmaker is the most politically experienced of the four outspoken women of color who have shaken up the Democratic Party establishment since arriving in Washington six months ago with the new, diverse House majority. But so far, she's also been the least controversial."
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| TRUMPACHUSETTS |
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- "Mass. Republican elected leaders decry Trump's remarks," by Andy Metzger, CommonWealth Magazine: "THE BAY STATE'S three most powerful elected Republicans have now each criticized President Trump to varying degrees for his recent racist exhortations, but other top members of the president's party from Massachusetts would rather ignore it. House Minority Leader Brad Jones and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr on Tuesday both joined Gov. Charlie Baker in repudiating Trump for suggesting a group of liberal congresswomen who are black and brown should "go back" to where they came from. "The President's tweets over the weekend were disgusting, irresponsible and racially offensive," said Jones, a North Reading Republican, in a statement. "His remarks were completely unacceptable and well below the dignity of the office he holds." Tarr was more measured in his criticism, but still made clear that he disapproves."
- "Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito calls President Trump's tweet against Massachusetts lawmaker Ayanna Pressley and others 'racist,'" by Jeannette DeForge, Springfield Republican: "Republican Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito called a tweet written by President Trump aimed at a Massachusetts lawmaker and three other congresswomen "racist" and accused him of trying to marginalize those who disagree with him. Polito made the remarks while visiting the Springfield YWCA on Tuesday to discuss her RESPECTfully campaign to teach middle and high school students about healthy relationships. During a meeting with a variety of social service providers, educators and law enforcement agencies, Polito pointed out the irony of her discussing the campaign that incorporates issues such as bullying on social media, days after Trump made remarks about the four lawmakers on Twitter."
- "'Think twice before you follow the president off a cliff;' Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern calls on Republicans to denounce racist tweets," by Jacqueline Tempera, MassLive.com: "Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern said the words by Trump used to be reserved for the "darkest corner of the internet." "But this isn't some online troll," McGovern, a Worcester Democrat, said. "This is proudly using Twitter as a megaphone to attack fellow Americans." On Sunday, Trump began his racist attacks on the "congressional squad" on Twitter where he told the four progressive congresswomen of color to go back to the "crime infested" countries from which they came. He defended the comment at an event celebrating American businesses at the White House Monday afternoon amid condemnation of his remarks about the women, who are all United States citizens."
- "Threats on federal agents getting personal: 'Target on our backs,'" by Rick Sobey, Boston Herald: "Attacks on ICE agents are getting personal, with a Newburyport shop owner and her husband the latest victims of blowback from "radical haters" blaming federal employees for the crisis at the southern border. The rattled shop owner said she found a sign hanging over a bridge next to her business Saturday morning that called her and her husband out for being "a danger to our community." He works for the Department of Homeland Security, and she's an immigrant from Ireland. The sign was put up a day before Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids loomed across the country and followed attacks on ICE facilities, including one in Washington state where police shot and killed a man armed with a rifle who tried to set a migrant center on fire."
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| THE OPINION PAGES |
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- "Climate change bills: It's not either/or," by Rob A. DeLeo, CommonWealth Magazine: "THE LEGISLATURE is currently considering two bills—one proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker, the other by House Speaker Robert DeLeo—allocating $1 billion in municipal climate change adaptation projects. Despite a shared commitment to improving resilience, the bills differ in terms of how they would go about financing adaptation. Whereas Baker's proposal relies on a real estate transfer tax, DeLeo's proposal uses bonds or borrowing. As tempting as it is to pit the bills against one another, the two proposals are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary, the most effective funding solution likely involves a combination of taxing and borrowing."
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| KENNEDY COMPOUND |
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- "A look back at JFK Jr.'s life and death on the 20th anniversary of his plane crash off Martha's Vineyard," by Jaclyn Reiss, Boston Globe: "The world was shocked and devastated after the Kennedy family was beset by yet another tragedy on Friday, July 16, 1999: A single-engine plane flown by John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of the former president, had gone missing in the waters between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Kennedy, along with his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and her older sister, Lauren Bessette, all died in the crash. Kennedy and his wife had planned to drop off Lauren on Martha's Vineyard before the married couple were to attend the wedding of his cousin, Rory Kennedy — the youngest child of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy — in Hyannis Port."
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| IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN |
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- "Millbury awarded $1 million grant as part of climate change adaptation program," by Sofia Saric, Boston Globe: "Governor Charlie Baker and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides awarded a $1 million grant to the Town of Millbury for a climate change adaptation project, the governor's office said in a statement Tuesday. The grant is part of $12 million awarded to communities throughout the Commonwealth by the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program in the largest release of climate change funding in state history, the statement said. Millbury will use the grant to fund the Armory Village Green Infrastructure Project, which is part of a downtown revitalization effort to reduce flood and stormwater runoff to the Blackstone River through the use of green infrastructure, the governor's office said."
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| ABOVE THE FOLD |
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— Herald: "GETTING PERSONAL," — Globe: "Behind the attack, a battle for the future." |
| MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS |
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- "A Revere veteran's legal marijuana job cost him a VA loan. Now, Congress is stepping in," by Naomi Martin, Boston Globe:"The call came Monday morning as he dressed for work. The US House of Representatives passed your amendment, said the caller from Representative Katherine Clark's office. Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. It was validation for the 35-year-old disabled Army veteran from Revere. He never imagined that anyone would care that the Veterans Administration had rejected his home loan application in January, just as his family was set to move, because the VA disapproved of his job managing a marijuana store. But now, the House had shown it agreed that the veteran should have received his earned benefit. On Friday, it passed a measure banning the VA from considering veterans' income from state-approved cannabis industries as a reason to deny them their benefit of a low-rate home loan guarantee with no money down."
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| EYE ON 2020 |
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- "It's a three-way contest in New Hampshire primary, poll shows," by James Pindell, Boston Globe: "The 2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary is a three-way contest, according to a survey released Tuesday, potentially setting up a major clash between two New England candidates. Former vice president Joe Biden leads with 24 percent in the University of New Hampshire Survey Center/CNN poll. He's slightly ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who are tied in second place with 19 percent. The survey was taken July 8-15, and the margin of error among the 386 likely Democratic primary voters polled is 5 percent — meaning that Biden, Sanders, and Warren are in a statistical tie."
- RELATED: "Despite controversies, a 'growing acceptance of Trump' among Republicans in N.H.," by James Pindell, Boston Globe: "The Mueller probe. Stormy Daniels. The longest government shutdown in history. Blaming "both sides" for violence following a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. And, most recently, racist tweets telling four congresswomen of color — all US citizens — to "go back" to their countries. To many on the left, they were flashpoints in history that would spell doom — or at least impeachment proceedings — for President Trump. But in New Hampshire, a swing state that Hillary Clinton won by one of the slimmest of margins in 2016, a recent survey shows Trump to be as popular as ever among Republicans. And, in interviews, local Republican operatives said Trump's consistent popularity in the party is driven by a healthy economy and a stream of controversies that have, altogether, amounted to noise."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to Rep. Katherine Clark, who is 56; Katie Zezima, WaPo national correspondent; R. Kevin Ryan, COS for Rep. Stephen Lynch; Christine Haughney, Chanel Prunier, former Republican National Committeewoman; Rep. Katherine Clark alum Lauren Pardi; and Jacob Watts.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? No! The Blue Jays beat the Red Sox10-4.
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