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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
'DEVAL WANTS THIS. HE REGRETS NOT HAVING DONE IT' — Nearly a year after announcing he would not run for president, Deval Patrick is having second thoughts. The former governor is considering a late entry into the presidential race, a move that could unsettle the Democratic primary field.
Patrick has been reaching out to contacts in early voting states, which was first reported by The New York Times. He also spoke to Joe Biden Sunday night, according to a source familiar with the call, and told the former vice president he was thinking of joining the contest.
The ex-governor is looking to announce as early as this week, according to another source. To get on the ballot in states like New Hampshire, Patrick will have to move quickly — the deadline to register for the ballot in his neighboring state of New Hampshire is Friday.
Patrick had been viewed as a prospective 2020 candidate after ramping up his political activity in 2018 by traveling to a handful of races across the country. Close advisers to Patrick, including political consultant Doug Rubin, launched a political action committee that year, the Reason to Believe PAC, aimed at "promoting Governor Patrick's positive vision for Democrats to rally around in 2018."
But he ruled out a White House run, announcing in December that the "cruelty" of the process would have a negative impact on him and his family. The Reason to Believe PAC folded earlier this year, and Rubin is consulting for billionaire Tom Steyer's presidential run.
Patrick's interest in the race advanced in recent weeks as top Democratic donors became increasingly concerned with the field, according to one friend who spoke to the former governor last week.
The donors, many with ties to Wall Street, see Patrick as the perfect candidate: a dynamic, African-American progressive governor who got elected in a heavily white state and who also has good ties to the business community thanks to his time in Bain Capital, the firm founded by another former Massachusetts governor and former presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.
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TODAY — Gov. Charlie Baker attends a Marine Corps birthday luncheon. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito speaks at the Massachusetts Women Leading the Way forum at Suffolk University. Polito attends a Local Government Advisory Commission meeting and speaks at a Massachusetts High Tech Council's Women in Leadership event.
Rep. Katherine Clark and Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern hold a press conference with the MIRA Coalition in Cambridge on the impact of a DACA case before the Supreme Court. State Sen. John Keenan and Rep. Danielle Gregoire hold a rally in support of banning flavored tobacco at the State House. Rep. Seth Moulton speaks to the New England Council.
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 | DATELINE BEACON HILL |
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- "Massachusetts House to vote on bill banning flavored tobacco products, including menthol, and taxing e-cigarettes," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "The Massachusetts House will vote Wednesday on a bill that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including mint and menthol. The bill would also impose a 75% excise tax on all electronic cigarettes. The bill was being voted on over email Monday evening by members of the House Ways and Means Committee. It is expected to be released from the committee Tuesday morning so lawmakers can propose amendments before Wednesday's vote."
- "What we know about the Massachusetts vape ban and its future," by Naomi Martin, Boston Globe: "With all the news around vaping-related lung illnesses and the Massachusetts ban on product sales, it might be hard to untangle what's happening amid a series of legal challenges. On Sept. 24, Governor Charlie Baker instituted a four-month ban on the sale of marijuana and nicotine vapes while authorities investigated the cause of an outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses. The lung injuries have caused at least 40 deaths and 2,000 illnesses nationwide. In Massachusetts, three people have died and at least 65 people have gotten sick."
- "Governor Baker urges public to honor veterans for their sacrifice and bravery," by Alyssa Lukpat, Boston Globe: "Despite the gloomy weather, Sarah Zimmet brought her 3-year-old son Oscar to cheer on veterans in Monday's annual Veterans Day parade in Boston. "He is just kind of learning about what the army is, what soldiers are doing, and the service that they give to our country. So I just wanted him to see it and understand what it's all about," Zimmet said."
- "Protections sought for overdose antidotes," by Christian M. Wade, Gloucester Daily Times: "Access to the overdose-reversing drug naloxone can be had without a prescription in Massachusetts and a majority of states. A "standing order" allows nurses, drug counselors, family members or friends of people dealing with opioid addiction to carry and administer the life-saving medicine. The expanded availability of naloxone, widely known by the brand name Narcan, has been credited with saving countless lives in recent years and blunting the deadly impact of a wave of addiction. But lawmakers are now concerned that some who carry the drug, including physicians, may be rejected for disability, life or other long-term insurance policies."
- "Film tax credit sunset looms," by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE WAYS AND MEANS Committee sounds as if he is in no hurry to eliminate the sunset provision contained in the state's film tax credit law. The tax credit, launched in 2006 and scheduled to sunset on December 31, 2022, has been the focus of a number of attempts to eliminate it or pare it back. All of those efforts failed because they required passing new legislation that was blocked in the House, where support for the film tax credit is strong. But now proponents of the tax credit need to pass legislation to eliminate the sunset provision, and Rodrigues, who has favored paring back the film tax credit in the past, indicated in an interview that his feelings about the credit have not changed."
- "Mass. drivers could be facing two increases at the gas pump," by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: "For policy makers juggling two crises, the state's gas pumps could ultimately provide a ripe resource to help fund Massachusetts' transportation needs and its long-running fight against climate change. But that shared interest has created another possibility: Motorists could actually absorb not one, but two types of increases in gas prices to help pay for it all. While the Legislature considers a hike to the gas tax as part of a transportation financing package, Governor Charlie Baker has for months pursued a separate, multistate effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions that his administration acknowledges also will likely increase gas prices, perhaps by as early as 2022."
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- "Did Portfolio Recovery Associates try to collect a debt from you? Company agrees to $4M settlement with Mass. AG for 'deceptive and unfair' practices," by Melissa Hanson, MassLive.com: "George Cooley says the debt collectors have been after him for years, despite the fact that he lives on Social Security disability and just $1,300 a month. Cooley, 66, has been making debt payments of $15 a month - all he could afford - for old debts that he just now found out companies should not have even been going after him for. Cooley is one of thousands of people who are being helped by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, which negotiated a $4 million settlement with one of the country's largest debt collection companies."
- "Anxiety Over Student Visas Could Impact Enrollment, Mass. College Leaders Worry," by Carrie Jung, WBUR: "For international students who want to go to college in the U.S. there's a lot of documentation involved. And for many, a lot of uncertainty. "We have a climate right now that is very unfriendly and stressful for international students,"said Christina Chen, assistant dean for international students at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. Her office fields a lot of questions from students. A two-year work permit available under the F-1 student visa — known as Optional Practical Training, or OPT — are causing the most headaches, Chen said. None of her students got answers on their applications within 90 days, which had been the typical window of decision timing."
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- SHOT: "5 things to know if you missed Ed Markey debate Shannon Liss-Riordan on climate change," by Nik DeCosta-Klipa, Boston.com: "Two of the three candidates running for Sen. Ed Markey's seat — Markey and Brookline attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan — participated in a climate change forum Sunday night at Stonehill College. And while the event lacked the Massachusetts senator's most well-known primary challenger, it did not lack for debate, even on an issue where the two Democrats largely agreed."
- CHASER: "Here's where Joe Kennedy stands on the hottest issues debated during Ed Markey's climate change forum," by Nik DeCosta-Klipa, Boston.com: "Sen. Ed Markey said he was "disappointed" that Rep. Joe Kennedy missed the first candidate event of their high-profile 2020 primary race. The Massachusetts congressman — whose primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey, a longtime environmental advocate and Green New Deal co-author, has upset some activists — skipped the climate change forum Sunday night, after his campaign said they didn't get any "meaningful input" in its organization. But that doesn't mean that Kennedy is unwilling to stand on his environmental positions."
- "State Representative Ruth Balser Endorses Becky Grossman for Congress," from the Grossman campaign: "State Representative Ruth Balser endorsed Democrat Becky Grossman in her bid for Massachusetts's 4th Congressional District. On Beacon Hill, Balser represents Newton, the city with the largest number of voters in the 4th Congressional District. "I've had a front-row seat to see Becky in action on the Newton City Council and there is no one I'd rather see representing us in Congress," said Balser."
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| DAY IN COURT |
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- "The Harvard Law Student And DREAMer Whose Fate Could Be Decided By Supreme Court," by Nina Totenberg, WGBH News: "Mitchell Santos Toledo came to the United States when he was 2. His parents had temporary visas when they brought him and his 5-year-old sister to the country. They never left. This spring, Santos Toledo will graduate from Harvard Law School. He is one of the 700,000 DREAMers whose fate in the U.S. may well be determined by a Supreme Court case to be argued Tuesday."
- "Higher-ranking State Police officers ordered troopers to skip overtime shifts, court filing says," by Matt Rocheleau, Boston Globe: "Several State Police supervisors regularly ordered rank-and-file troopers in a scandal-ridden unit to skip overtime shifts that they were paid for, a former trooper says in a newly unsealed court filing. The filing, submitted by the attorneys for one of the dozens of troopers implicated in the scandal, for the first time alleges that troopers were directed by their bosses when they racked up thousands of dollars in overtime for work that they did not perform. Commanding officers, in some cases, told troopers to "run silent, run deep" and "take a slow ride home," according to the filing."
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- "Why Ayanna Pressley's endorsement matters for Warren, who's fighting to win black women's votes," by Kayla Epstein, The Washington Post: "It is a truth increasingly acknowledged by the Democratic Party that black women make up one of its most loyal voting blocs, and last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) picked up two endorsements — from a congressional rising star and a new group composed of black women and gender-nonconforming people — that singled her out as the candidate best positioned to represent them."
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- "Student petition opposes Scott Brown's appointment as next president of New England Law," by Joshua Miller, Boston Globe: "More than 150 students at New England Law Boston appear to have signed a petition demanding the school's board of trustees reverse its decision to appoint Scott Brown dean and president. The letter excoriating Brown's political stances, endorsement of President Trump, and service in his administration had 165 signatures as of Monday afternoon, according its primary author, three days after the school announced the former US senator and current US ambassador to New Zealand would lead the 725-student law school."
- "Did Mike Pence and New Balance's Jim Davis Have a Fancy Car Summit in Allston?" by Spencer Buell, Boston Magazine: "The sight of a presidential motorcade making its way through Boston turned quite a few heads, as a horde of motorcycle cops and armored vehicles appeared more or less out of nowhere. As it turns out, the procession was for Vice President Mike Pence, who was passing through the city on his way back to Washington after a stop in New Hampshire to register the president for the primary. But before he made it to Logan, Pence may have squeezed in some time to visit the garage where Jim Davis stores his fancy car collection."
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| ABOVE THE FOLD |
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— Herald: "IMPEACHMENT TV," — Globe: "For pot users, a cringe-inducing side effect," "Patrick considers run for president." |
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- "Tensions mount over another BDS panel at UMass," by Dusty Christensen, Daily Hampshire Gazette: "Tensions are mounting on the University of Massachusetts campus ahead of a Tuesday event about the "boycott, divestment and sanctions movement," or BDS, aimed at the Israeli government over its treatment of Palestinians. Organizers of the panel, titled "Criminalizing Dissent: The Attack on BDS & American Democracy," have billed it as highlighting "accelerating efforts by U.S. political leaders, pro-Israel lobbying groups, and college and university administrators to silence, smear, and criminalize" BDS supporters."
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| THE LOCAL ANGLE |
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- "City Hall Notebook: Partisan politics reach local election," by Nick Kotsopoulos, Telegram & Gazette: " It's time to put an end to the farcical notion that Worcester's municipal elections are non-partisan, especially after last week's election. While Article 7, Section 7-3 of the Worcester city charter stipulates that "all elections for city offices shall be non-partisan and election ballots shall be printed without any party mark, emblem, or other designation whatsoever," just because a candidate doesn't have a "D" or an "R" after their name on the ballot doesn't make an election non-partisan."
- "Political Notes: Galvin pushes for accurate Census count of Cape," by Geoff Spillane, Cape Cod Times: "Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin will be on the Cape this week to address regional issues that could affect a complete and accurate count of residents in the 2020 U.S. Census. The Cape Cod Census Awareness & Training Event is open to the public and will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Barnstable Town Hall, 367 Main St., Hyannis. Galvin, who serves as the state's official U.S. Census liaison, will host the strategy session and brief those attending on the challenges of reaching hard-to-count populations on the Cape and Islands."
MAZEL! to Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu and Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden Jr., who were appointed to the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Senior Advisory Committee.
SPOTTED: at a fundraiser in Boston for former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign last week ... Congressman Stephen Lynch, state Rep. Brian Ashe, Rep. Daniel Cahill, Rep Claire. Cronin, Rep. Danielle Gregoire, Rep. Richard Haggerty, Rep. Christopher Hendricks, Rep. Patrick Kearney, Rep. Kathleen LaNatra, Rep. Jerald Parisella, Rep. John Rogers, Rep. Thomas Stanley, former Rep. Rhonda Nyman, Sen. Marc Pacheco, Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues, Brockton Mayor-elect Robert Sullivan, Brockton City Councilors Shirley Asack, Tim Cruise and Susan Nicastro, former Suffolk County DA Dan Conley and Plymouth County Commissioner Greg Hanley.
ALSO SPOTTED: at a fundraiser with Force Multiplier in Newton on Sunday ... Congressman Seth Moulton and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger of Virginia. Pic.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY - to Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, who celebrated Monday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to former Senate President Stan Rosenberg, Seekonk state Rep. Steven Howitt, Berkshire Eagle reporter Haven Orecchio Egresitz, and MassINC alum Winthrop Roosevelt.
DID THE HOME TEAM WIN? Yes! The Celtics beat the Mavericks 116-106.
FOR YOUR COMMUTE: PAC It Up, PAC It In- On this week's Horse Race podcast, hosts Stephanie Murray and Jennifer Smith break down the 2019 municipal elections. Boston Business Journal digital editor Gintautas Dumcius talks about how candidates backed by the Massachusetts Majority Super PAC performed in local elections, and Coalition for Safe and Secure Data spokesperson Conor Yunits discusses a "Right to Repair" ballot question that could be coming down the pike. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud.
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