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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
IMPEACHMENT COULD IMPACT SENATE RACE — As the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump looms over Washington, D.C., the proceedings could also have an impact on a political drama playing out here in Massachusetts.
Sen. Ed Markey may have a chance to take on Trump if an impeachment inquiry into the president moves forward, passes the House and then heads to the Senate. The possible trial in the Senate would be highly scrutinized, and come during his reelection campaign against Democratic challengers Rep. Joe Kennedy III, Shannon Liss-Riordan and Steve Pemberton.
And Markey is already thinking about his role . Asked about how to handle government corruption during a talk at Tufts University last night, Markey pointed to impeaching the president.
"The impeachment inquiry has begun. If he has impeachment articles that pass through the House of Representatives, which I think is going to happen, we then will have a trial on the floor of the United States Senate, which I will be participating in, which will go to the core of the corruption of the government of our country," Markey said.
Standing up to Trump is popular among Bay State voters. Massachusetts voters largely dislike Trump — the president has some of his lowest approval ratings in the country here. Both Markey and Kennedy will be involved in the impeachment inquiry. Kennedy called for Trump's impeachment a month before Markey did. But being one of 100 Senators gives each lawmaker a larger role than being one of 435 members of the House.
Kennedy has made the argument that it's not really about Donald Trump — he wants to address the system that let Trump be elected in the first place. The message echoes the stance of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who was Kennedy's professor at Harvard.
"Everything that I believe in, that so many of us believe in, is on the line. It is not just enough to fight back against Donald Trump. If we're gonna do this right, you've gotta meet the broken system that actually allowed him to win in the first place," Kennedy said in a WCVB interview at the beginning of his campaign.
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TODAY — Gov. Charlie Baker testifies before the Joint Committee on Transportation regarding the administration's transportation capital authorization bill. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito speaks at a Metropolitan Area Planning Council conference in Worcester. Polito speaks at a Massachusetts Gaming Commission forum. Attorney General Maura Healey is a guest on "Boston Public Radio." Rep. Ayanna Pressley hosts a transportation roundtable in Boston. Pressley attends an AboutFresh annual event in South Boston.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Forum. Walsh reads to children at the Harvard-Kent Elementary School in Charlestown. Rep. Lori Trahan visits Triton Systems in Chelmsford. Trahan and Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera celebrate the opening of Arlington Point in Lawrence. State Sen. John Keenan is a guest on Boston 25 to discuss his proposed flavored tobacco ban bill.
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 | THE VAPING SALES BAN |
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- "First vaping-related death reported in Mass." by Naomi Martin, Boston Globe: "Massachusetts health officials announced Monday the first known vaping-related death in the state, a woman in her 60s from Hampshire County. An initial report indicated the woman vaped nicotine, according to the state Department of Public Health, which added that it is still investigating what products she used and where she purchased them. State health officials did not identify the woman, nor say when she died. The woman was among the 121 suspected cases reported to Massachusetts health officials since early September, when the state started requiring clinicians to notify the Department of Public Health about unexplained vaping-related lung injuries."
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- "Straus: Transportation revenue debate starting now," by Andy Metzger, CommonWealth Magazine: "THE LONG-AWAITED legislative debate over how to fund improvements to the state's beleaguered transportation system will kick off Tuesday, according to one of the key players. Gov. Charlie Baker himself will appear before the Transportation Committee to pitch lawmakers on his five-year, $18 billion bond bill financing transportation construction projects. Questions over how the governor proposes to pay for all the borrowing and spending envisioned by the bill should lead naturally into the revenue discussion that House Speaker Robert DeLeo has anticipated for months, according to Rep. William Straus, a Mattapoisett Democrat and the House chairman of the Transportation Committee."
- "Charlie Baker pushes bill that would target stoned driving," by Matt Stout and Naomi Martin, Boston Globe: "Governor Charlie Baker ramped up his push for a proposal targeting stoned drivers Monday, framing it as change that should go "hand-in-hand" with marijuana cafes potentially entering the state's nascent legalized landscape. The Republican's latest pitch comes less than two weeks after state marijuana regulators cleared the way for marijuana deliveries to begin in Massachusetts, and, pending a change in state law, for a pilot program allowing for so-called social consumption sites."
- "Auditor Suzanne Bump calls out Gov. Charlie Baker over RMV probe," by Mary Markos, Boston Herald: "The state auditor is blasting Gov. Charlie Baker's "duck-and-cover" reaction to the deadly failures at the RMV as he brushes off criticism about secrecy for withholding over 50,000 documents during an investigation into the agency. "When I consider the audit work previously done at the RMV by my auditors, I cannot say that I am surprised by either the findings in the root cause analysis conducted by Grant Thornton or the duck-and-cover reaction of the administration," Auditor Suzanne Bump said."
- "State officials allocate $23 million in federal funds for state agencies, religious organizations to prevent terror attacks," by Alyssa Lukpat, Boston Globe: "Governor Charlie Baker and his administration allocated $23 million in federal funds for places of worship, state agencies, and state homeland security councils to prevent terror attacks and boost homeland security, officials said. The state government earmarked the money from the US Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a joint statement Monday from Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, and Secretary of Public Safety and Security Thomas A. Turco."
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| WHAT CITY HALL IS READING |
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- "Walsh defends planning agency after Wu calls for its abolishment," by Catherine Carlock, Boston Business Journal: "Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu on Monday called for the abolishment of the city Planning and Development Agency in a bid to streamline the city's development-review process and create an in-house city planning department. The standalone agency, which oversees all major real-estate development projects from the ninth floor of Boston City Hall, is a frequent target of criticism from community groups and elected officials who say it isn't transparent. Wu, who is running for re-election to the City Council and is often mentioned as a potential mayoral candidate, says the agency is beyond reform ."
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| FROM THE HUB |
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- "Steve Grossman expands the fight to narrow the wealth gap," by Larry Edelman, Boston Globe: "Steve Grossman, 73, is five years into the latest leg of a long career that has included a stint on Wall Street, running the family business in Massachusetts for 35 years, and then winning election as state treasurer. In 2014, after losing the Democratic gubernatorial primary to Martha Coakley, he could have easily retired. Instead, Grossman signed on as chief executive of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a Roxbury nonprofit founded by Harvard Business School guru Michael Porter after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. ICIC grew out of research by Porter showing that inner cities, while struggling economically, had advantages — including access to transportation hubs and a sizable pool of potential workers — that could be leveraged to spur growth and narrow the wealth gap. Porter wanted ICIC to have a bigger impact on communities."
- "Walsh pushes Fairmount Line service expanded pilot," by Sean Philip Cotter, Boston Herald: "The MBTA, at the urging of Mayor Martin Walsh, is looking at increased service on the Fairmount Commuter Rail Line, which runs through areas where public transportation long has been spotty. The T, which is considering changes to the entire Commuter Rail system, will consider a pilot program starting next year that would add eight off-peak trips every weekday, a proposal Boston submitted in response to the T's call for new ideas. The Fairmount Line runs from South Station through Newmarket Square, Four Corners, Mattapan Square and Hyde Park — all low income, often largely minority communities transit planners of the past largely skipped when drawing up the subway routes around the city."
- "Massachusetts residents paying more out of pocket for health care, report finds," by Shira Schoenberg, Springfield Republican: "Individuals in Massachusetts are spending more and more money out of pocket to pay for their health care, according to the Center for Health Information and Analysis' annual report, which is being released Tuesday. The report by the independent state agency tasked with tracking health care spending found that while total spending on health care in Massachusetts is growing at a modest rate - 3.1% from 2017 to 2018 - the amount individuals who buy commercial insurance have to pay in copays and premiums has risen faster than that."
- "New city-owned buildings will be carbon-neutral under updated climate plan," by Milton J. Valencia, Boston Globe: "All of Boston's new city-owned buildings will be constructed with new carbon-neutral designs, under an update to the city's climate plan Mayor Martin J. Walsh will announce Tuesday to help the city reach its goal of going carbon-neutral by 2050. The update to the Climate Action Plan — an evolving road map of the city's strategy to fight climate change — also calls for the development of standards that will require large building owners to retrofit their properties to cut down on carbon emissions. One strategy, for instance, is to use electric heating appliances, as opposed to those that run on fossil fuel."
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- "Ocasio-Cortez taps supporters for donations as former primary opponent pitches for Kennedy," by Julia Manchester, The Hill: "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is asking her supporters to donate to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) amid news that her former primary opponent is fundraising for Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.), who is set to face the Massachusetts senator in a primary next year. "While Ed Markey is fighting for the Green New Deal in the Senate, Joe Kennedy is getting campaign support from Crowley hosting a high dollar fundraiser on October 15," Ocasio-Cortez's fundraising email said, referring to Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.)."
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| ALL ABOARD |
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- "Pollack: Keolis may get an extension," by Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: "WALKING BACK A POSITION she took in early 2017, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said on Monday that it may be necessary to extend the contract with Keolis Commuter Services for two years to give the MBTA time to launch a major overhaul of commuter rail services in Massachusetts. Momentum seems to be building for a dramatic rethinking of commuter rail service, moving to a system with more frequent all-day service. State transportation officials have modeled six alternatives, with capital costs ranging from $1.7 billion for a slight upgrade over existing service to $28.9 billion for a subway-like operation with electrified trains running every 15 minutes everywhere on the system."
- "Report: The T Should Hire More Workers Faster," by Chris Lisinski, State House News Service: "The MBTA should add a significant number of new employees — and streamline its complicated hiring and procurement practices — if leaders of the transit authority want to succeed at taking full advantage of a growing capital budget, Pioneer Center researchers suggested. In a report released Monday, two authors called for reforms to how the T brings staff on board and how it delegates responsibility as a way to ensure potential and planned developments can actually be achieved."
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| ON THE STUMP |
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- "REPRESENTATIVE AYANNA PRESSLEY ENDORSES COUNCILOR KIM JANEY FOR BOSTON CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7," from the Janey campaign: "Boston City Councilor Kim Janey announced that she has received the endorsement of Representative Ayanna Pressley in her run for reelection to the Boston City Council. "I am proud to endorse my friend and sister in service, Kim Janey," said Representative Pressley."
- MEANWHILE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: "Nobody — yes, that's his legal name — is running for mayor in N.H." by James Pindell, Boston Globe: "Nobody knows the trouble he's seen. A 50-year-old Keene, N.H., resident with a long criminal record who legally changed his name to Nobody will be one of three candidates on the city's mayoral ballot Tuesday. Born Richard Goyan Paul, the Libertarian-minded candidate's platform includes preventing additional spending increases — and his run-ins with the law include drug charges and criminal trespass. He knows he's a longshot, but Nobody said his experience running for office has led him to mull a Republican primary challenge to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu next year."
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- "Two French economists from Berkeley advising Warren and Sanders on wealth tax," by Nihal Krishan, Washington Examiner: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have the same two outside advisers to thank for shaping their wealth tax proposals: University of California, Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman. Each Democratic presidential candidate wants to tackle wealth inequality by raising trillions of dollars in revenue from taxing the wealth — in addition to the income — of millionaires and billionaires, an idea that is backed up by research from Saez and Zucman."
- "Elizabeth Warren proposes tougher judicial ethics rules that would allow new investigations into Brett Kavanaugh and President Trump's sister," by Ryan Wangman, Boston Globe: "As part of a sweeping judicial ethics plan, Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to close a loophole that allows federal judges to skirt investigations of misconduct by retiring or becoming elevated to the Supreme Court — a move that would allow officials to re-open probes into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and President Trump's sister. Warren, who has made ending corruption in Washington a central tenet of her campaign for the Demcratic presidential nomination, released the plan Monday morning with the goal of restoring the public's trust in the federal judiciary by strengthening ethics rules and ensuring accountability for judicial wrongdoing."
- "Warren stands by account of being pushed out of her first teaching job because of pregnancy," by Zak Hudak and Bo Erickson, CBS News: "On the campaign trail, Elizabeth Warren often tells the story of how she was fired from her first teaching job in 1971 because she was pregnant, a pivotal moment that ultimately put her on a path to Harvard, the United States Senate, and quite possibly the presidency. But recently, several media outlets have questioned the veracity of these claims. In an exclusive interview with CBS News on Monday evening, Warren said she stands by her characterizations of why she left the job."
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| MARIJUANA IN MASSACHUSETTS |
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- "BAKER URGES AGAINST POT CAFE PILOT WITHOUT IMPAIRED DRIVING PLAN," by Colin A. Young, State House News Service: "Gov. Charlie Baker made his latest push Monday for the Legislature to get moving on his impaired driving bill, which he said took on greater urgency when the Cannabis Control Commission last week took a step towards allowing social consumption marijuana lounges. Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, CCC member Britte McBride, Walpole Police Chief John Carmichael, Mothers Against Drunk Driving National President Helen Witty and a representative of the state's marijuana dispensaries held a press conference Monday to tout a bill Baker filed earlier this year to deal with operating under the influence in the wake of marijuana legalization."
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| ABOVE THE FOLD |
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— Herald: "VAPE DEATH," — Globe: "From his lab, a key discovery on cancer," "Trump's bid to leave Syria faces firestorm." |
| FROM THE 413 |
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- "Despite mounting political pressure and his own promise to do so Rep. Richard Neal has yet to release his tax returns," by Michelle Williams, MassLive.com: "U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal has long been at the forefront of the fight to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns. "I didn't pick this fight but I'm not going to shy away from it," Neal told a crowd at the annual state Democratic party convention held in Springfield last month. What he has shied away from are requests for his own financial records. For months, Neal has told MassLive and The Republican he plans to release his tax returns, while declining to provide a timeline for when they will be released."
TRANSITIONS - Lisa Silva joins the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation as commercial loan officer.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY - to WGBH News senior editor Peter Kadzis, who turned 67 yesterday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - to Samantha Riemer, finance director for the Committee to Elect Ayanna Pressley (h/t Harry Shipps); and Don Seiffert, managing editor of the Boston Business Journal, who turns 5-0 today.
FOR YOUR COMMUTE: PLANET OF THE VAPES - On this week's Horse Race podcast, we break down the #mapoli angle on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Rich Parr of the MassINC Polling Group walks us through the voting map for the Boston City Council preliminary election. Cannabis Control Commissioner Shaleen Title talks about why she opposes Gov. Charlie Baker's ban on vaping sales, and Boston Globe City Hall reporter Milton Valencia brings us up to speed on the bribery scandal playing out on the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals. Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud.
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A message from the American Heart Association:
Consuming sugary drinks, such as fruit drinks with added sugar, sports drinks, and soda, poses a real health risk to kids. Sugary drinks are a major contributor to the increasing rates of diabetes and heart disease. And with our country already spending $190 billion per year treating these preventable diseases, we need to address the problem. Every child deserves to grow up at a healthy weight, which means promoting healthy beverage options - like water and milk. Healthy drinks should be priced at an equal or lower cost than less healthy options. Learn more here. |
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