MASSterList: ‘Shoots of rebellion’ | It’s time, Part II | Fashion show postponed

MASSterList: ‘Shoots of rebellion’ | It’s time, Part II | Fashion show postponed

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Hey, there’s a gubernatorial election this year …

Speaking of gubernatorial races (past and present), the Herald’s Howie Carr, coming from the conservative right, asks: “What exactly has Charlie Baker accomplished as governor?” But the Herald’s Joe Battenfeld is basically asking: What are the three gubernatorial candidates doing? His answer: “Flailing away, failing to stir up much money or interest in their uphill battle to unseat Baker.”

The politics of riding the T   It’s an issue, albeit a small one, that probably will never go away for Gov. Charlie Baker, to wit: Why doesn’t he ride the T? His answer, as SHNS’s Colin Young reports (pay wall), is that his schedule doesn’t lend itself to taking the T. In an editorial, the Herald says Baker, a Swampscott resident, should probably ride the T now and then, just to see what riders endure on a daily basis. “But to hound the governor for not relying on mass transit every day to keep his complicated schedule is really just dopey,” the Herald says. Democratic gubernatorial candidates, obviously, have a different viewpoint. Btw: There was a T train derailment yesterday (MassLive) and a man was struck by an MBTA commuter rail train in Belmont (Globe). Just saying.

Warren goes after Kushner’s company loans   This may spark another round of Pocahontos insults from the president – but we have a feeling Elizabeth Warren doesn’t care. The Massachusetts senator, along with other Democrats, has sent a letter to Apollo and Citigroup asking about the timing of loans to Jared Kushner’s company, Politico is reporting. This is most definitely an escalation in the never-ending fight between Warren and Trump, Kushner’s father-in-law.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson MUST BE TOO BUSY BASKING IN THE NATIONAL RIGHT WING SPOTLIGHT TO DO HIS JOB PROPERLY, MAYBE THERE'S A CANDIDATE RUNNING AGAINST HIM....

Lawsuits keep coming Tom Hodgson’s way   There’s now at least four lawsuits filed by family members or current inmates against the Bristol County jail, run by Sheriff Tom Hodgson, alleging the system “fails to care for its mentally ill, drug addicted, and suicidal inmates,” reports Jenifer McKim and Chris Burrell of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, in a piece published in the Boston Globe. “Each lawsuit claims that jail officials put troubled inmates alone in cells — sometimes for long periods — instead of providing special treatment to deal with mental illness or drug withdrawal.”

DAY LATE CHARLIE! THESE ARE THE OVERPAID INCOMPETENTS YOU PUT IN PLACE

About that $100,000 bathroom …   Appearing on a WAAF radio show, Gov. Charlie Baker said yesterday that he will look into reports of a new $100,00 bathroom and kitchenette at the Department of Transportation’s headquarters building – the bathroom just off the boardroom used by the DOT board of directors and MBTA Fiscal Control Board, reports Gintautas Dumcius at MassLive. WCVB-TV has been pounding away at the story over the past month. MassLive

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: WARREN’s town hall circuit – BAKER optimistic on TRUMP’s opioid efforts – Playbook Pool RETURNS

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: WARREN’s town hall circuit – BAKER optimistic on TRUMP’s opioid efforts – Playbook Pool RETURNS

CHARLIE BAKER ABDICATING RESPONSIBILITY!   

YOU'RE IN CHARGE CHARLIE!

- 'If you have bad actors, you need to deal with them,' Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says when asked about State Police," by Gintautas Dumcius, MassLive.com: "As investigations continue into the alteration of an arrest report involving a judge's daughter, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said the new State Police superintendent is dealing with the issues within the law enforcement agency."

DAY LATE CHARLIE! THESE ARE THE OVERPAID INCOMPETENTS YOU PUT IN PLACE

- "Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker plans to look into $100,000 in taxpayer funds spent on new bathroom," by Gintautas Dumcius, MassLive.com: "Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he will look into reports of a new $100,000 bathroom in the Department of Transportation's downtown Boston building. The new private bathroom for board members was built despite a public restroom being located steps away from the boardroom."

THIS REALLY REALLY MATTERS! 

WE ALL REMEMBER THE COLLAPSE OF THE ECONOMY BECAUSE OF LACK OF REGULATIONS....THIS IS NOT BIPARTISANSHIP TO ROLL BACK REGULATIONS UNDER PRETEXT!

TAXPAYER PICKED UP THE TAB OF THE CASINO GAMBLING BANKERS - LET'S NOT REPEAT THE DISASTER BECAUSE OF GENUFLECTING TO LOBBYISTS!  

THE WARREN REPORT -

- "Warren rankles colleagues in bank fight," by Alexander Bolton, the Hill: "Liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling out fellow Democrats by name for backing what she is panning as the 'Bank Lobbyist Act' and it's not sitting well with colleagues up for re-election in November. Team Warren urged supporters to circulate an image of the vote tally, listing the names of 16 Democrats who voted to begin debate on the legislation. That rankled fellow Democrats who accused Warren of trying to profit by making them look bad."

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson MUST BE TOO BUSY BASKING IN THE NATIONAL RIGHT WING SPOTLIGHT TO DO HIS JOB PROPERLY, MAYBE THERE'S A CANDIDATE RUNNING AGAINST HIM....

- "Lawsuits add up over Bristol County jail inmate suicides," by Jenifer McKim and Chris Burrell, New England Center for Investigative Reporting: "Bristol County accounts for just 13 percent of the inmates in the state's 13 sheriff-run county jails, which collectively house nearly 11,000 inmates who are awaiting trial or serving sentences of up to 2 1/2 years. But, over the last six years, Bristol has accounted for more than a quarter of all jail suicides, 13 out of 49."



POT GROWERS HOWLING!

- "Skeptical of LED lights, marijuana growers decry lighting efficiency rule," by Dan Adams, Boston Globe: "On its face, the idea hardly seems objectionable: With the state obliged to reduce greenhouse gases by 2020, regulators should act now to address the large amounts of electricity consumed by major indoor pot-growing operations where energy-hungry high-pressure sodium lamps can burn 24 hours a day. But a new regulation set by the Cannabis Control Commission to do just that - by limiting the amount of electricity that can be used for lighting to an average of 36 watts per square foot of cultivation space - has the industry howling in protest as it prepares for the debut of recreational sales this summer."


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