POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: MA-03 recount begins in METHUEN — CONLEY’s out — Suit over Senate DEBATES

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MA-03 recount begins in METHUEN — CONLEY’s out — Suit over Senate DEBATES
09/13/2018 07:01 AM EDT

By Lauren Dezenski (ldezenski@politico.com; @laurendezenski)
GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.

A PROGRAMMING NOTE — I am soon leaving POLITICO — and Boston — to join the CNN politics team co-writing The Point newsletter. Fear not: The Massachusetts Playbook will live on. I'll hold off on my sappy goodbye until my last day writing the Playbook: Sept. 21.

THE RECOUNT BEGINS - We still don't know the certified winner of the MA-03 Democratic primary to replace Rep. Niki Tsongas, but we at least know a few more details about how the recount will take place.

Starting today at 8 a.m. in Methuen, every community in the Merrimack Valley congressional district will have their ballots re-examined by the Elections Commission and representatives from each campaign, according to the secretary of state's office. Berlin and Ashburnham are also slated to have their ballots re-tallied today. Ballots will be grouped into 50-ballot blocks (under the watchful supervision of the Elections Commission and campaign representatives) ahead of the actual recount process to facilitate the counting.

A total of 88,818 ballots were cast in the Democratic primary, according to the Secretary of State's released count. Before the recount, Lori Trahan, former chief of staff to Rep. Marty Meehan, had a 122-vote lead over Dan Koh, former chief of staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. According to state law, the recount must be completed by Tuesday, Sept. 18.

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TODAY - Gov. Charlie Baker joins Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Petronelli Way Municipal Garage in Brockton, starting the second phase of the City's Enterprise Block development - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announces next steps in litigation against the pharmaceutical industry - Sen. Elizabeth Warren will sit down with New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss the 2008 financial crisis, which cost millions of hard-working people their jobs, their savings, and their homes. The conversation, which is part of the newspaper's TimesTalks DC series, will take place on the 10-year anniversary of the crisis.

ON THE STUMP —
- "Dems' coordinated campaign takes aim at Baker, Diehl — and Trump," by Madeleine D'Angelo, Dorchester Reporter: "The state's most powerful Democrats convened in Dorchester this morning to map out their coordinated strategy ahead of the November election. Based on their initial comments to media after they broke from their huddle, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker can expect a spirited contest to keep his corner office seat."

- "Ayyadurai files suit against UMass," by the Lowell Sun: "Independent U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts for what his campaign called attempting to rig the debates for the Senate election by keeping him off the debate stage, according a press release from his campaign Wednesday night. ... The complaint alleges violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Article 16 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights and seeks an order asking that Ayyadurai be included in the debates, the press release states."

- "Lowell responds to election concerns raised by Galvin," by Rick Sobey, Lowell Sun: "City Solicitor Christine O'Connor wrote in a letter to Galvin's office on Tuesday that Lowell's election office implemented post-election actions 'that are not typical of our practices and procedures.' ... In addition, she mentioned in the letter that much of the election equipment was purchased in 1998. The age of the machines plus extreme heat conditions last week adversely affected some of the city's machines, O'Connor said."

- "Conley will resign DA's post early," by Michael Jonas, CommonWealth Magazine: "Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley will resign later this month to take a lobbying and litigation job with one of the city's most high-powered firms."

- "DA candidate is hailed nationally, but locally her plan not to prosecute petty crimes alarms some," by Maria Cramer, Boston Globe: "In an interview with the Globe, Rollins said the list of offenses she proposed during her campaign was 'aspirational' and meant to codify policy shifts that have taken hold nationally and are already practiced by prosecutors in Suffolk County, where the district attorney's office says the incarceration rate has fallen 40 percent in the past five years."

- "Residents praise increase in women running for office in Greater Newburyport," by Amanda Getchell, Newburyport Daily News: "Despite past political patterns, the state and Greater Newburyport have seen an increase in women running for several positions, including a state Senate seat in the First Essex District now held by Sen. Kathleen O'Connor Ives, D-Newburyport, and three state representative seats, including those held by Rep. James Kelcourse, R-Amesbury, and Rep. Lenny Mirra, R-West Newbury."

- "Primary Season Was Full of Surprises. Here's Why the Polls Missed Some of Them." by Maggie Astor, New York Times: "Ayanna Pressley's blowout victory over a 10-term congressman last week was the latest example of a trend that has become abundantly clear: 2018 is the year of the progressive insurgent, from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Andrew Gillum. ... But if you relied exclusively on polls, you may not have seen these results coming."

DATELINE BEACON HILL —
- "Western Mass. lawmakers say their constituents still face 'unfair burden' in obtaining handicap placards from RMV," by Gintautas Dumcius, Masslive.com: "The lawmakers first raised the issue two years ago, citing 'months' of waiting after applying while the constituents were told they could do it faster if the placards are picked up from a RMV office in Boston."

- "Massachusetts Lottery raises nearly $1 billion for cities and towns," by Katie Camero, Boston Globe: "The Massachusetts treasurer announced Wednesday that the state's lottery earned $997 million in the 2018 fiscal year, money that will go to boost the budgets of Massachusetts cities and towns. ... It was the second-highest profit total in the lottery's 47-year history."

AG MAURA HEALEY HAS STOOD UP FOR THE LITTLE GUY AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY....MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE HER AS ATTORNEY GENERAL!

DATELINE DC —
- "Massachusetts AG Maura Healey wins lawsuit challenging Betsy DeVos' decision on student borrower rule," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "A coalition of attorneys general led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey won a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, which challenged Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' decision not to implement regulations aimed at helping students who were harmed by for-profit schools."

FRONT PAGE PLAY — Herald: "IT'S A BIG ONE" — Globe: "E-cigarette makes get ultimatum from FDA," "Groups oppose schools chief," " BUSY BRIDGE; A ZERO RATING," "Rollins's plan on petty crime brings criticism," "Mass. missing the mark in census report," "Catastrophic rain expected in Carolinas," "FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 100 YEARS - 72."

THE LOCAL ANGLE —
- "Worcester City Council approves PawSox stadium deal and financing package by 9-1 vote, by Nick Kotsopoulos, Worcester Telegram: "The City Council Tuesday night paved the way when it overwhelmingly approved a resolution in support of a deal negotiated by City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Worcester. ... The council also gave initial approval to loan orders totaling up to $100.8 million for the construction of a 10,000-seat ballpark in the Kelley Square area that will be the home of the Worcester Red Sox beginning with the 2021 season."

- "Brockton mayor to fire parking officer in 'N-word' altercation," by Cody Shepard, Brockton Enterprise: "The mayor has placed a parking control officer on unpaid leave and is apologizing to the man who he says was verbally accosted and wrongly accused by the city employee."

- "Kim Janey seeks gentrification hearing for hard-hit Roxbury," by Brooks Sutherland, Boston Herald: "District 7 City Councilor Kim Janey is advocating a city-funded voucher program for housing as a response to gentrification and displacement in Roxbury."

- "Groups demand BPS interim superintendent be barred from permanent job," by James Vaznis, Boston Globe: "The opposition comes more than two months after Walsh and the School Committee appointed Perille as the system's temporary leader to replace former superintendent Tommy Chang, who resigned. It's the latest uproar to hit the school system, which has been grappling with late buses and uncovered routes in recent weeks."

- "All but two works sold, Berkshire Museum reports," by Larry Parnass, Berkshire Eagle: "All but two of the artworks to be sold by the Berkshire Museum have found new owners, including two pieces nabbed by bidders at a New York City auction Wednesday."

- "Tanglewood attendance sees a decrescendo this year," by Clarence Fanto, Berkshire Eagle: "Plagued by frequent and ill-timed thunderstorms, heavy rainfalls and hot spells, Tanglewood's attendance for the full 11-week season declined 5.5 percent from last summer's total."

- "NRC seeks details on Pilgrim sale," by Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times: "During a meeting with federal regulators Sept. 25, Entergy Corp. will outline its plan for decommissioning Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, should it continue to own the Plymouth plant after its permanent shutdown in June, and prospective buyer Holtec International will present its own decommissioning plan, which boasts an aggressive timeline."

- "Cape officials prepare to help in Hurricane Florence response," by Beth Treffeisen, Cape Cod Times: "With Hurricane Florence barreling toward the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic, Cape Cod emergency responders are preparing to help, including some who are already heading south ahead of the storm. ... Several Cape firefighters who are part of Massachusetts Task Force 1, one of 28 Federal Emergency Management Agency national urban search and rescue teams, are already headed to a military base in Virginia, said Hyannis fire Capt. Thomas Kenney, rescue team manager with the task force."

DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes! — The Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 1-0.

FRESH OUT OF THE GATE — On this episode of The Horse Race, we wrap up our recap of the primary election and make a big announcement. ... We also welcomed news editor at the Dorchester Reporter, Jenn Smith, and Michael Jonas of Commonwealth Magazine to cover the DA race. We then catch up with our friends of the Codcast, Jennifer Nassour and Jesse Mermell, to hear all about their new, highly opinionated, cross-partisan podcast, Disagreeing Agreeably. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud
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