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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
KENNEDY'S PROGRESSIVE BOOST — Brookline Select Board member Raul Fernandez delivered a progressive boost to Rep. Joe Kennedy III's campaign against Sen. Ed Markey over the weekend.
Fernandez endorsed Kennedy's Senate campaign after a discussion on racial justice with advocates and activists at the Brookline Teen Center on Sunday. Kennedy has been friendly with Fernandez since he was elected to the select board earlier this year, and Fernandez has advised Kennedy on social justice issues in the early weeks of his Senate campaign.
The endorsement is a good get for Kennedy. Markey has been shoring up support among progressives in recent months, and Kennedy has faced vocal criticism from some progressives since he began his campaign. The endorsement also puts Fernandez on the opposite side of the Senate race as New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ocasio-Cortez partnered with Markey on the Green New Deal and endorsed him early in the race. Ocasio-Cortez had also endorsed Fernandez for his select board race, and even came to Brookline to campaign for him in May.
DEMOCRAT VYING FOR DEMACEDO SEAT — Pembroke Democrat Becky Coletta is the first candidate to announce she's running for outgoing Republican state Sen. Vinny deMacedo's seat. Coletta bills herself as a "fresh, progressive voice" for the district. She chairs the Pembroke Planning Board, and previously served as as Pembroke selectman.
"I've always believed in the power of public service. Throughout my career as an attorney and business woman, I've demonstrated the qualities needed to be an effective advocate," Coletta said in a statement. "You listen. You stand up for what you believe in. And you don't stop until you get there."
The outgoing senator is stepping down to take a job at Bridgewater State University. But deMacedo has not resigned yet , so it's not clear when a special election to replace him will take place. Before the Republican deMacedo was elected, the seat was held by former state Senate President Therese Murray, a Democrat.
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TODAY — Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito highlight the administration's housing legislation in Quincy. Baker and Polito hold a leadership meeting with Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Robert DeLeo. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at the Chelsea Collaborative annual meeting. Walsh attends the annual Macy's Coat Drive. Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at the the People's Law Firm Outreach Day in New Bedford. Artwork by Muslim artists is on display at the State House this week.
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 | DATELINE BEACON HILL |
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- "Women leaders join new campaign to codify abortion rights in state law," by Stephanie Ebbert, Boston Globe: "Tapping the appeal of some of Boston's most popular elected women, reproductive rights advocates are launching a social media campaign Monday to try to jump-start action on an abortion-rights bill that House members have resisted as extreme. Attorney General Maura Healey, US Representative Ayanna Pressley, and Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu and Lydia Edwards vouch for the bill in short videos that highlight the barriers women face getting abortions here."
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| WHAT CITY HALL IS READING |
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- "As Liaison Officer Is Stripped Of Role, Walsh Says BPD-ICE Partnership Is Under Review," by Shannon Dooling and Quincy Walters, WBUR: "Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Saturday the police department will uphold its memorandum of understanding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Walsh's remarks come one day after the city stripped a Boston police detective designated to execute the roles laid out in that partnership of his so-called "Task Force Officer" duties. WBUR published a story Friday after obtaining hundreds of Boston Police Department documents that showed several examples of Sgt. Det. Gregory Gallagher — the sole designated ICE task force officer in the department, according to BPD — cooperating with ICE officials in cases involving low-level offenses."
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| FROM THE HUB |
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- "Mother of slain journalist James Foley praises government for tracking down ISIS leader," by John Hilliard, Boston Globe: "Diane Foley, the mother of murdered war correspondent James Foley, said Sunday she was grateful to learn the US government was still searching for members of the group's leadership after news broke Sunday of the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group. Baghdadi was the target of a US military raid in Syria, President Trump announced Sunday morning. Foley, in a telephone interview shortly before Trump spoke, said the administration had given her a heads-up that an announcement was coming."
- "A desperate plea to save a development project: 'Who is ever going to trust me again?'" by Shirley Leung, Boston Globe: "They used to be so close, at times inseparable, so what happened to John Fish and Adam Weiner? Oh wait, we know what happened — way too much, actually — and it has the town buzzing. It's all laid out in a bombshell lawsuit filed last week by Fish, CEO of Suffolk Construction, against Weiner, his father, Stephen, and Weiner Ventures — over a Back Bay real estate deal that went belly up. What the complaint won't tell you is that Fish and Adam Weiner once had a great relationship."
- "Massachusetts Jewish congregations ramp up security," by Rick Sobey, Boston Herald: "Greater Boston synagogues have boosted security and congregants are more on alert, area Jewish leaders told the Herald on the anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. The shooting last Oct. 27 killed 11 worshippers and wounded seven at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The Lowell temple has stepped up its security efforts in the last year. People attending a service now have to ring a bell at the locked entrance, and get buzzed in."
- "Jail where 'Whitey' Bulger was killed has little accounting for deaths," by Shelley Murphy and Maria Cramer, Boston Globe: "On an April afternoon in 2009, Michael Little was transferred to the US Penitentiary Hazelton in West Virginia and placed in general population. As he went to sleep that first night, he was unaware the brother of a man he had killed was an inmate in the next unit. When the cell doors were unlocked the next morning, the avenging brother rushed into Little's cell and stabbed him in the face, back, and ribs with a makeshift weapon."
- "DCR begins charging Community Boating rent," by Colman M. Herman, CommonWealth Magazine: "COMMUNITY BOATING INC., the nonprofit public sailing center located on the banks of the Charles River in Boston, is now paying rent to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. The rental agreement represents the first time the sailing center has ever paid anything more than a token rent to the state agency that owns the land on which the center sits. Indeed, Community Boating operated for the last 10 years under a rent-free agreement that expired in 2010."
- "No More Curbside Pickups And Drop-Offs For Uber And Lyft At Logan Airport," by Zeninjor Enwemeka, WBUR: "Uber and Lyft services are being moved into the central garage at Logan Airport starting Monday. The change will happen in phases over the next several weeks. On Monday, Uber and Lyft pickups for terminals A and C will take place inside the central garage. Pickups for terminals B and E will move to the central garage Nov. 4. All drop-offs between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. will move to lower terminal roads Nov. 11. And all drop-offs between 10 a.m. and 4 a.m. will move to the central garage Dec. 9."
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- RIP: "Our Dreams of a Seaport Gondola Have Been Dashed," by Alyssa Vaughn, Boston Magazine: "They've cut the cord. Developer Millennium Partners is now moving away from their plans for a $100 million sky gondola system. It would have spanned Fort Point Channel, connecting South Station to the Seaport, but is now off the table, the Boston Business Journal reports via a source with knowledge of the project. In a new proposal, the firm will instead support the city of Boston's Seaport transportation study, which has primarily focused on the (significantly-less-cool) modes of bus and water transportation for the disconnected district."
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| PRIMARY SOURCES |
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- "Alan Khazei Hopes to Win Seat Vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III," by Alison King, NBC10: "After two unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2012, Alan Khazei never thought he'd run for office again. But when Rep. Joe Kennedy announced he was running for Ed Markey's Senate seat, creating a vacancy in the 4th Congressional District, Khazei decided this is his time."
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| THE OPINION PAGES |
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- "A roadmap for combatting climate change," by state Rep. Joan Meschino and Alyssa Rayman-Read: "LIVING ON THE Massachusetts coastline means we both get a front row seat to some of the most dramatic impacts of climate change. We can see what rising seas and pounding storms are doing to our beaches, businesses, and storied seaside communities. However, the effects of the climate crisis will not only be felt on the coast. Whether you live in Worcester, the Pioneer Valley, or on Cape Cod, none of us is immune to the public health, economic, and environmental impacts. The science is clear: Climate change threatens everything we know and depend on. And we have a responsibility to act now."
- "State needs to cover cost of early voting," by Auditor Suzanne Bump, CommonWealth Magazine: "IN 2014, lawmakers added Massachusetts to the growing list of states to offer early voting, enabling registered voters to cast their ballots as much as 12 days in advance of the official date of state and federal general elections. Since the law was passed, one out of every five voters in the state has taken advantage of the convenience it offers. In some communities, such as Eastham and Mashpee, nearly half of all ballots were cast early in 2018. As voters become more accustomed to this process and the convenience it offers, participation will almost certainly grow."
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| TRUMPACHUSETTS |
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- #TBT: "For Marty Meehan, impeachment brings a sense of deja vu," by Adrian Walker, Boston Globe: "Marty Meehan — University of Massachusetts president and longtime Massachusetts congressman — figures impeachment will be a highly partisan and deeply divisive affair. He makes that prediction not from an academic ivory tower, but from the perspective of a man who has been deep in the trenches of an impeachment battle. He was a member of the House Judiciary Committee when it was considering whether to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998. For Meehan, the standoff last week between House Republicans and the Intelligence Committee — which shut down testimony for several hours — was a sign of President Trump's ability to push the GOP to go on the attack, regardless of the facts of the investigation."
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| ABOVE THE FOLD |
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— Herald: "TAKING OUT THE TRASH," — Globe: "Islamic State leader dies in US raid," "Dedham teachers returning to work." |
| MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS |
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- "Mass. hemp farmers say they face ruin thanks to state ban on most CBD products," by Dan Adams, Boston Globe: "It was June and the seeds were already in the ground when the bad news came: State agricultural officials had, without warning, banned Massachusetts hemp farmers and processors from making or selling practically any edible product infused with hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD. The edict was deemed a "policy statement" outlining the state's interpretation of existing law. But to the owners of the state's 104 licensed hemp farms, this was no mere clarification — it was a cataclysmic change that completely choked off the most lucrative market for their crops and upended their careful financial calculations for the 2019 growing season. Now, farmers say, the disaster they warned of all summer is here."
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| EYE ON 2020 |
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- "Bill Weld says country 'is never going to be able to breathe a sigh of relief' unless Trump is removed from office," by Jeremy C. Fox, Boston Globe: "William F. Weld called Sunday for the impeachment inquiry against President Trump in the US House to continue and for the Republican-led Senate to remove Trump from office, as the former Massachusetts governor touted his insurgent campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. "The United States is never going to be able to breathe a sigh of relief unless the Senate . . . actually votes to remove the president," Weld said."
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| BEHIND THE TOFU CURTAIN |
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- "Should noncitizens vote in Northampton? Panel wants input," by Greta Jochem, Daily Hampshire Gazette: "In the future, noncitizen residents may be able to vote in city elections. The proposal is not among recommended changes to the city charter that have been drafted by the Charter Review Committee, which include lowering the voting age to 16 and making the city clerk an appointed position. The committee will take public comment on the recommendations Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson Street School gym. But the committee said recently it will also air the possibility of recommending extending voting rights to noncitizens at Tuesday's meeting, said committee chairman Stanley Moulton."
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| THE LOCAL ANGLE |
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- "Dedham Teachers End Strike, Reach Tentative Contract Agreement," by Anna Kusmer, WGBH News: "Dedham Public Schools teachers and school officials reached a tentative contract agreement on Sunday afternoon, ending a teachers' strike that began on Friday and came after nearly two years of contract negotiations. All seven schools in the Dedham district were closed Friday when about 280 teachers, school nurses and counselors went on strike to protest their unresolved labor contract. It was Massachusetts' first teachers' strike in 12 years — and part of a larger trend of more frequent labor strikes among public employees across the country."
- "Residents' group to challenge compressor station permits," by Jessica Trufant, The Patriot Ledger: "Opponents of a natural gas compressor station proposed for the Fore River Basin say they will challenge the approval of a waterways license and a wetlands permit for the project in superior court. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin Suuberg this week upheld the license and permit issued to gas company Spectra Energy-Enbridge and rejected an appeal filed by Weymouth and a citizens group, which together had argued that the proposed station would worsen air and noise pollution in the Fore River Basin and is not an appropriate use based on state waterways regulations."
- "Subway-like service to Brockton under study, but could cost billions," by Ben Berke, The Enterprise: "On the Brockton-bound branch of the commuter rail, rush hour ends at 8:30 a.m. Riders who miss that train must wait an hour and a half before the train. For many Brockton residents, it's faster to walk home and drive, and in most cars smaller than a Humvee, the $17.50 round-trip train fare they pocket will more than cover the price of gas. Though Brockton's branch of the publicly-owned commuter rail has made significant ridership gains in recent years — more than 1,300 people board at the city's three stations each weekday, according to the latest MBTA data — infrequent service and high fares leave thousands more reliant on the congested highways leading to the capital."
- "Parent of bullied Lowell student wants answers," by Elizabeth Dobbins, The Lowell Sun: "Every few days for the first month of the school year, Amanda Abruzzio's daughter would come home from seventh grade at Sullivan Middle School with a story of being bullied. Abruzzio said a girl stole her daughter's shoe and hid it during gym class. The following week a different girl pulled her daughter's hair then, a couple days later, hit her daughter's hip, she said. Abruzzio, who asked The Sun not use her daughter's name, relayed more stories."
REMEMBERING ROBERT F. WALSH ... via the Boston Globe: "Mr. Walsh, who as a founding Pine Street Inn board member spent decades ensuring that the homeless would have places to stay, died of cancer Thursday. He was 78 and divided his time between Boston and Mashpee. A Savin Hill boy from beginning to end, he brought his Dorchester upbringing to bear on all he did." Link.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY - to Sunday birthday-ers Rep. Lori Trahan, who turned 46; and David Albright, who is 4-0.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to Alex J. Harris.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes and yes! The Patriots beat the Browns 27-13. The Bruins beat the Rangers 7-4.
FOR YOUR COMMUTE: Pollin', Pollin', Pollin' on the River - On this week's Horse Race podcast, hosts Jenn Smith and Steve Koczela talk about a recent Boston City Council debate, and dissect the numbers in a new WBUR poll conducted by MassINC. Later, Colin Young of the State House News Service breaks down Gov. Charlie Baker's new health care proposal. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud.
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