09/14/2017 06:57 AM EDT
By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) and Rebecca Morin (rmorin@politico.com; @RebeccaMorin_)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Mostly cloudy with a high of 81 today.
MORE MOVEMENT IN MA-3 - The field of Democratic candidates eyeing the congressional seat soon to be vacated by Rep. Niki Tsongas is beginning to crystallize.
WHO'S BASICALLY IN:
- Sen. Barbara L'Italien has opened an exploratory committee to begin fundraising for a potential bid, bringing the current number of fundraising candidates to two (the other being ex-Marty Walsh chief of staff Dan Koh). As the only office-holding declared candidate so far, L'Italien's got the most to lose, potentially giving up her state Senate seat for a run for Congress. Bear in mind no one has officially launched a full-fledged campaign yet.
WHO'S OFFICIALLY INTERESTED:
- State Rep. Juana Matias, who tells me she is considering a run and expects to come to a decision sometime in mid-October. Matias, a first-term rep from Lawrence, could be a wild card in the race as a relative political newcomer with a working class, immigrant background. And at 30, she'd be the youngest candidate in the race, but not by much. Koh is 32.
- Haverhill Mayor Jim Fiorentini is interested in running, but tells me he won't make any sort of decision until after Election Day this November. He's currently running for re-election, unopposed, and is first focusing on that race.
- Lori Trahan, former chief of staff for Rep. Marty Meehan and CEO of Concire Leadership Institute, is actively taking steps to run, according to a source close to her. If she decides to jump in, there's a real likelihood Trahan could be the Meehan-aligned candidate given her longstanding relationship with the family.
- Steve Kerrigan is moving closer to running, according to a source close to the former LG candidate. Kerrigan is currently focused on planning and preparing his early October wedding, according to a post on his Facebook page.
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TODAY - New Bedford hosts a two-day national US Conference of Mayors summit on smart cities and energy technologies beginning today. Mayor Jon Mitchell is the Mayors' Energy Policy Committee chair -- Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy delivers the keynote address at ISO New England's panel in the Seaport -- Boston Mayor Marty Walsh receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gosnold Gala at the JFK Library. Gov. Charlie Baker will also be there to present the Legacy Award to Governor's Opioid Addiction Working Group member Raymond Tamasi.
DATELINE BEACON HILL -
- "House rebuffs Baker, insists on $275 million in spending," by Andy Metzger, State House News Service: "Undeterred by tax collections that are trailing benchmarks two months into the fiscal year, the Legislature is half way toward restoring $275 million in spending that Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed from the annual budget."
- "Docs show new T GM has to show work for bonuses," by Matt Stout, Boston Herald: "The MBTA's new general manager must ramp up spending on key projects, hire a slew of new executives and ensure the system's trains and buses run on time more often to score up to $32,000 in bonuses on top of his $320,000 salary, according to newly released documents."
- "Key Diehl strategist was hired by Saudi Arabia to fight 9/11 bill," by Jack Encarnacao, Boston Herald: "A key strategist for state Rep. Geoffrey Diehl's U.S. Senate campaign worked for Saudi Arabia in its lobbying effort to kill a law allowing the families of terrorism victims to sue foreign governments it held responsible for the attacks in American courts. Holly Robichaud - who is on leave as a freelance Boston Herald columnist while she works on Republican Diehl's campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren - registered in October to lobby on behalf of the Kingdom against the bill, which passed both houses of Congress but was vetoed by President Obama. It was the lone veto of Obama's presidency ."
- "Gov. Baker On 'Encouraging Signs' And Challenges Confronting Opioid Crisis," by David Wade, CBS Boston: "It's been well over a year since Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a landmark law to fight the opioid epidemic here in Massachusetts. Since then he has also joined the President Donald Trump's commission to tackle the crisis nationwide. David Wade sat down with the Governor to talk about what's working, what we can do better, and how Massachusetts could set an example for other states when it comes to confronting the crisis."
- "Politicians bid farewell to former state auditor A. Joseph DeNucci," by Emily Sweeney, Boston Globe: "State House dignitaries from past and present gathered Wednesday morning at Our Lady Help of Christians church to pay their respects to A. Joseph DeNucci. The number of lives touched by the former boxer, state auditor, and legislator over the course of his storied career on Beacon Hill was evident by the sheer number of people who filled the pews during the funeral liturgy."
TRUMPACHUSETTS -
- "After Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinds consumer protections, Massachusetts mulls more regulations for student loan industry," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "If a company trying to collect on a student loan makes harassing calls or tries to steer students into more expensive repayment plans, who can investigate? Massachusetts is jumping into a national debate over whether states can govern student loan servicers or whether that should be left to the federal government. The issue has grown in urgency since U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded some consumer protections ."
- "NH voter fraud claims baffle Mass. officials," by Steve Koczela and Richard Parr, CommonWealth Magazine: "Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, the alleged origin of the busloads of fraudulent voters, former leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties are confounded by the controversy. Jay Cincotti, executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party during the 2016 election, dismissed it outright. 'It's a joke,' said Cincotti. 'The notion that there is large-scale election fraud or election tampering organized by the Massachusetts Democratic Party is a complete fiction.'"
MOULTON MATTERS -
- "Seth Moulton gets credit from Steve Bannon during interview with Charlie Rose," by Nik DeCosta-Klipa, Boston.com: "Seth Moulton hasn't had many nice things to say about former White House adviser Steve Bannon. And, in turn, Bannon hasn't had many kind words for Democrats. However, the Massachusetts congressman was among a few members in his party named by Bannon in a 60 Minutes interview with Charlie Rose, who the former strategist and Breitbart chairman said 'understands' how to potentially win back the government from Republican control."
ON THE STUMP -
- "Dem super PAC expanding state legislature campaign to 12 states," by Alexi McCammond, Axios: "A super PAC to help Democrats regain some of the almost 1,000 state legislature seats they've lost to Republicans in the past decade is expanding its focus to 12 states and hoping to raise $100 million. ... Advisers to the group include Reps. Joe Kennedy III and Seth Moulton, and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper."
- "Mayoral candidate Corbett calls for development without displacement," by M.J. Tidwell, Dig Boston: "Standing beside Gio the Lego giraffe just a few hours after the eclipse had passed overhead, Payton Corbett looks around, and mostly up, at the development of Assembly Row. 'This was the straw that broke the camel's back,' he says.'This is why I decided to run for mayor.' Quiet, new-tree-lined streets are dotted with shops, including Brooks Brothers, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, and Ann Taylor Loft. They spread out from a central square where the yellow Lego herbivore stands sentry, but Gio won't win any height contests around here."
- "Bobby Cappucci, the happy warrior running for Boston mayor," by Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe: "Some are born to political greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them. And then there are those who aspire to political greatness, but like a donkey pursuing a carrot tied to a stick held by its rider, find that savory morsel forever receding into the middle distance. Such is the case with perennial candidate Bobby Cappucci, who is running for Boston mayor (again) this year."
- "Chuck Turner backs candidate in council race," by Meghan E. Irons, Boston Globe: "Chuck Turner - who represented Roxbury, Dorchester, and the South End from 1999 to 2010 - gave [Kim] Janey his blessing this week. The district is currently being represented by Councilor Tito Jackson, who is running for mayor, and it now also includes the Fenway."
- THIS IS A REAL CANDIDATE FOR THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL -- "Pat Payaso for City Council At-Large - Boston 2017 Elections," "In conjunction with DigBoston, we present the views on public schools in Boston from a candidate for office in the 2017 election."
WOOD WAR - Herald: "DON'T TRUST THE POLS!" "MONSTER FLAP." - Globe: "Democrats say Trump backs deal on DACA," "Ill-fated festival hits all the wrong notes," "'Whatever possessed my son...'" "A HOUSING CHALLENGE," "Health proposal: Single payer, multiple doubts," "Noted hurricane refuge no match for Irma's wrath."
THE LOCAL ANGLE -
- "Late for court, a controversial sheriff has to answer to a judge," by Maria Cramer, Boston Globe: "Thomas Hodgson, the tough-talking, hardline sheriff from Bristol County, found himself in an unusual position Wednesday, facing a federal judge who wanted to know why he had been two hours late to testify in a criminal trial in July. 'I need an evidentiary explanation,' Judge William G. Young said at the outset of a hearing held to determine whether Hodgson should be cited with contempt or face other sanctions. 'Are we going to hear evidence?'"
- "Lawrence, Haverhill, North Andover will bid for Amazon HQ," by Keith Eddings, Eagle-Tribune: "Lawrence, Haverhill and North Andover will send a joint application to Amazon asking the online shopping and media behemoth to add them to its shopping cart as it searches for a hometown for a new headquarters. Amazon HQ2, a second headquarters that would employ 50,000 people earning an average of more than $100,000 annually, will require a complex of buildings costing $5 billion to build or renovate."
- "Massachusetts shouldn't go 'the way of Connecticut' on so-called millionaires tax in 2018, Steve Forbes says ahead of Springfield Public Forum talk," by Gintautas Dumcius, Masslive.com: "If Massachusetts voters sign off on a so-called millionaires tax proposal that's headed for the 2018 ballot, the Bay State is "going to go the way of Connecticut, top media executive Steve Forbes warned. Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition of left-leaning groups, is pushing for voters to approve a constitutional amendment imposing a surtax on incomes over $1 million."
- "Sean Spicer, Chelsea Manning join list of Harvard fellows," by Associated Press: "The list of political fellows coming to Harvard University now includes former White House press secretary Sean Spicer and former Army intelligence officer Chelsea Manning. Both are among a group of political figures joining the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics this fall as visiting fellows."
- "Meet Harvard's First Full-Time Muslim Chaplain," by Adam Reilly, WGBH: "Since Harvard University is nearly four centuries old, nearly everything that happens on campus has already happened before. But as the arrival of Harvard's new Muslim chaplain shows, there are still some exceptions to that rule. But first, the backstory. On a purely human level, the most remarkable thing about Khalil Abdur-Rashid becoming Harvard's first full-time Muslim chaplain is that he was alive to take the job."
- "EMK Institute names new president: Dr. Mary Grant," by Bill Forry, Dorchester Reporter: "A woman with roots in Dorchester who currently serves as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville will be the new president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. Dr. Mary K. Grant will begin her role at the Dorchester-based nonprofit in January 2018."
- "'Stronger,' A Film On Life Of Marathon Bombing Survivor, Premieres At Spaulding Rehab," by Alex Ashlock, WBUR: "On Tuesday night, the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston hosted the first U.S. showing of the film 'Stronger,' which tells the story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman. Four years after the bombings, Bauman is walking on two high-tech prosthetic legs thanks in part to the treatment he received at Spaulding. He was one of 32 bombing survivors treated at the hospital, and that's why the filmmakers behind 'Stronger' decided to showcase it there first."
- "Group ejected from Fenway for hanging 'Racism Is As American As Baseball' sign," by Alex Speier, Boston Globe: "In the middle of the fourth inning of the Red Sox-Athletics game on Wednesday night, a sign was unfurled from the front row of Section 6 of Fenway Park's Monster Seats. 'Racism is as American as baseball,' it read. The sign remained visible for approximately two minutes before security personnel removed both the sign and four people - two men and two women, all roughly between the ages of 25 and 30 - from Fenway Park."
MEDIA MOVES -- The Boston Globe's Political Happy Hour political tipsheet is coming to an end after a three year run. The final edition of the afternoon email authored by Joshua Miller will be sent on Monday (and I'm going to miss reading it!). Miller will remain at the Globe as a political reporter.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to Roger Lau, state director at the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Alex Pratt, Littleton School Committee Member and aide to Rep Steve Ultrino; and America's oldest light station Boston Light.
DID THE HOME TEAMS WIN? No! - The Red Sox fell to the Athletics 7-3 and the New England Revolution were scoreless against Atlanta United FC 7-0.
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