This email may be cut off by your email provider. To see today's full MASSterList, click "View entire message" at the bottom, or view the online version here. | By Chris Van Buskirk and Keith Regan 06/14/2021Allen's In | Far Out | JOB BOARD MONDAY | | | | Job Board Monday | | | Reach MASSterList's 22,000 Beacon Hill connected and policy-minded subscribers with your job postings. Have friends interested in one of these positions? Forward the newsletter to them! Contact David Art at dart@massterlist.com or call 860-576-1886 for more information. | | | | Recent postings to the MASSterList Job Board: | | | | Account Executive - new!, 617MediaGroup | City Collector - new!, City of Marlborough | Executive Director - new!, Massachusetts Interest on Lawyers Trust Account Committee (IOLTA Committee) | Program Director of Education - new!, American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Government Affairs Manager, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission | Director of Legislative and Government Affairs, Massachusetts Audubon Society | Financial Analyst and Accountant, Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) | Senior Research Analyst, Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) | Procurement and Contract Coordinator, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) | Senior Contract Specialist, Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) | General Counsel, Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) | Director of Communications and Marketing, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC) | Vice President (Media Advocacy & Campaign Communications - Environmental Justice), 617MediaGroup | Executive Vice President (Media Advocacy & Campaign Communications - Environmental Justice), 617MediaGroup | Deputy Director, Building Pathways | Program Associate: U.S. Democracy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Program Associate: American Political Economy and the Public Good, American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Editor/Writer, Massachusetts Teachers Association | Member Relations Specialist, Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Constituent Services Liaison, City of Brockton | | | |  Advertisement | | | | | | Happening Today | | | | Gaming Commission, Gillette vax site closes, and more | | | 9:30 a.m. | Gaming Commission meets for an update on the reopening of the state’s slots parlor and casinos. 10 a.m. | Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion meets virtually with an agenda that includes remarks from Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins, Dr. Atyia Martin, CEO and founder of AllAces, Inc., and Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey 12 p.m. | The mass vaccination site at Gillette Stadium administers its final doses before closing down as the Baker administration continues to shift its vaccine campaign to focus on more local and targeted outreach. 1 p.m. | Elder Affairs Committee holds virtual public hearing on bills affecting assisted living and retirement communities. 1 p.m. | Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee holds virtual public hearing on a docket of bills topped by Gov. Baker's licensing accountability proposal. For the most comprehensive list of calendar items, check out State House News Service’s Daily Advances (pay wall – free trial subscriptions available), as well as MassterList’s Beacon Hill Town Square below | | |
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| | | | Today's News | | | | And then there were two... | | | Harvard Professor Danielle Allen is reportedly launching her campaign for governor on Tuesday, making her the first Black woman to run for the state's top office as a major party candidate. Boston Globe's Emma Platoff had the news last night as well as Politico's Lisa Kashinsky. Allen, a Democrat, is now the second candidate to formally jump into the 2022 gubernatorial contest after exploring the possibility of a run over the past few months. Former state Senator Ben Downing, a Democrat, launched his campaign in February and state Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, also a Dem, is exploring a bid. | | | |
| | | | MassGOP wants to know if it can cover candidate's legal fees... | | | Can the Massachusetts Republican Party use its own funds to cover attorney fees for candidates facing legal actions initiated by a state agency? MassGOP lawyer David Carr reached out to the Office of Campaign Finance to figure out the question, writes the Boston Globe's Matt Stout, who adds that it's not clear who the party is trying to help out. It's worth noting that OCPF said it had evidence that Republican Sen. Ryan Fattman, Party Chair Jim Lyons, Worcester County Register of Probate and Ryan Fattman's wife Stephanie Fattman may have broken campaign finance laws last year and referred them to Attorney General Maura Healey's office. All three have denied any wrongdoing. Such accounts are not required to publicly disclose how they spend funds. But Carnevale said Lyons disclosed at Wednesday’s meeting that the party used money from the fund to help pay for Helen Brady’s successful court challenge to appear on last year’s ballot in the Ninth Congressional District. (Brady went on to lose her race against Representative William Keating, the Democratic incumbent, by 25 points.) Lyons “did not mention that it was used to assist any other candidates,” Carnevale said. HELEN BRADY is a QANON WHACK-A-DING! NO ONE WITH A BRAIN WOULD SUPPORT HER OR VOTE FOR HER EXCEPT THE OBEDIENT REPUBLICAN VOTERS! THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT! REPUBLICANS: IT'S TIME TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK! This from POLITICO: Helen Brady, the Plymouth Republican running against Rep. Bill Keating, recently tweeted a medical study that has been cited by coronavirus conspiracy theorists, and confirmed her concern to POLITICO that the government could use a Covid-19 vaccine to insert medical information into a patient's skin. Conspiracy theories about the pandemic have derailed contact tracing efforts in other states, and further conspiracies about a vaccine could deter people from getting it once it becomes available. LINK | | | |
| | | | Duff leaves auditor's race, cites family health situation | | | Gloucester Democrat and Governor's Councilor Eileen Duff withdrew from the 2022 state auditor's race Friday, saying a family health situation "left her unable to justify the time commitment of a statewide run," writes SHNS's Katie Lannan. That leaves Sen. Diana DiZoglio as a declared candidate and Transportation for Massachusetts Executive Director Chris Dempsey fundraising for a campaign. SHNS | | | |
| | |  Advertisement | | | | | | Far out: U.S. Space Force stakes claim on Cape Cod base | | | They’re here. As of Friday, the Bourne military encampment known since it opened in 1979 as Cape Cod Air Force Station officially became Cape Cod Space Force Station, a renaming that officials say both helps build culture and identity for the new military branch formed under President Trump and shows adversaries the U.S. has its eyes on the skies, Beth Treffeisen of the Cape Cod Times reports. Cape Cod Times | | | |
| | | | 'Something’s fishy' | | | Remember on Friday when Massachusetts Twitter, local media, and pretty much anybody who didn't live under a rock stopped dead in their tracks to read about the wild story of veteran lobster diver Michael Packard getting swallowed by a whale? Well, The New York Post's Kerry Byrne and Julia Marsh are jumping into the mix with an interview with a Cape Cod Hospital emergency room doctor -- not named in the story -- who is questioning the entire ordeal. If you didn't happen to see or read the story, here's a recap from Doug Fraser over at the Cape Cod Times. In short, Packard was off Herring Cove Beach and was "swallowed whole by a humpback whale," Fraser writes. Oh, and if the story couldn't get any crazier, Boston.com's Nik DeCosta-Klipa shares a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" post where Packard says he also survived a plane crash in Costa Rica and found a missing person's dead body in the ocean. | | | |
| | | | Steamship Authority up and running | | | | After falling victim to a ransomware attack at the start of the month, the Massachusetts Steamship Authority announced Saturday that its website is once again functional for reservations. MassLive's Melissa Hanson has the update. | | | |
| | | Sponsored Thousands of local film and TV workers could lose their jobs starting Jan. 1, 2022 if the Massachusetts state legislature changes the film tax credit. Urge state legislators to make our current film tax program permanent and keep MA film jobs alive. | | | | | | Michlewitz on redistricting bill | | | House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Aaron Michlewitz went on WCVB's "On The Record" Sunday morning where he defended a redistricting proposal that would allow the Legislature to craft state and federal electoral districts before municipalities draw precincts. The bill passed the House Thursday and started a bit of a tiff between Democratic legislators and Secretary of State William Galvin as SHNS's Chris Lisinski reported Friday. Galvin criticized the proposal as a way to protect incumbents while Democratic lawmakers like Michlewitz say census delays require a timeline change. WCVB | | | |
| | | | Worcester councilors asked not to come to officer's funeral by widow | | | The widow of late Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel Familia asked three city councilors not to attend his funeral in part because of their positions on police reform. From MassLive's Noah R. Bombard: "The widow of Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia says a decision to ask three Worcester city councilors not to attend the funeral services for her husband came from her and was consistent with her husband’s wishes." | | | |
| | | | To accept or not to accept? | | | That's the question Boston mayoral hopefuls are facing regarding police union endorsements months before voters head to the polls. Boston Herald's Sean Philip Cotter dissects which candidates will take them, which won't, and what the unions themselves think about the situation. Hint: Andrea Campbell and Michelle Wu aren't in the "seeking" category. | | | |
| | |  Advertisement | | | | | | On the docket? Harvard admissions case could get Supreme treatment | | | The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as soon as today to hear arguments in the admissions discrimination case brought by Asian American students against Harvard University -- a case that could dramatically alter the state of college admissions nationwide. Mark Sherman of the Associated Press has the details, via WBUR. | | | |
| | | | COVID-19 Numbers: No new deaths | | | The state recorded zero new COVID-19 deaths Sunday for only the fourth time since the state started reporting death counts. NBC10 Boston has the numbers: 33 new cases and 17,576 total deaths. NBC10 Boston | | | |
| | | | Reminder to readers: SHNS Coronavirus Tracker available for free | | | A reminder to our readers as the coronavirus crisis unfolds: The paywalled State House News Service, which produces MASSterList, is making its full Coronavirus Tracker available to the community for free on a daily basis each morning via ML. SHNS Coronavirus Tracker. | | | |
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| | | | Heavy hitters: Eyeing appeals, Correia hires new legal team | | | He’s making a fresh start. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia has replaced his defense team as he prepares to appeal his conviction on 21 federal counts, Jo C. Goode of the Herald News reports. Correia’s new team includes William Fick, who led the appeal team for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev; and Daniel Marx, who worked on the case of Michelle Carter after she was convicted on manslaughter charges for urging her boyfriend to commit suicide. Herald News | | | |
| | | | Blow it up: Attleboro councilor says state's fireworks ban has to go | | | Now’s the time. Attleboro City Councilor Diana Holmes says she is ready to organize a statewide push for a ballot question that could clear the way to end the Bay State’s ban on consumer fireworks -- and says the end of the pandemic is the perfect time for the policy change. George Rhodes of the Sun Chronicle reports Massachusetts is the only state in the country that still outlaws personal pyrotechnics. | | | |
| | |  | | | | | | Four more years? LaChapelle says she’ll seek re-election as mayor of Easthampton | | | She’s looking to double down. Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle says she’ll run for a third term and her bid to become the city’s first-ever mayor to serve a four-year term is challenger-free so far, Jacquelyn Voghen of the Daily Hampshire Gazette reports. | | | |
| | | | A brief introduction | | | Let's break from the news for a quick moment to formally introduce myself as the new editor and co-author of Massterlist. My name is Chris Van Buskirk, and I've been reporting from Beacon Hill for the State House News Service for over a year now. Before that, I was a part-timer at the News Service and a student at Emerson College. I'm looking forward to bringing you the news each morning and wish the best of luck to my predecessor Jay Fitzgerald, who has done a wonderful job with the newsletter for the past five years. There are some new ideas in the works for Massterlist but for now feel free to reach out to me with any ideas, tips, or news at editorial@massterlist.com or on Twitter. | | | |
| | | Prefer to enjoy Keller at Large in print rather than audio? You can access Jon’s most recent columns here: 6/1/21 - Jaylen Brown's Slam-Dunk Analysis 5/25/21 - What to Keep from Our Year in Hell 5/18/21 - Why Boston Needs To Remember Its Miracle | | |
| | | | | | To view more events or post an event listing on Beacon Hill Town Square, please visit events.massterlist.com. | Beacon Hill Town Square | | |
| | | June 15, 12 p.m. | | PDIA in Action: Radicalization in France | | Hosted by: Harvard Kennedy School | | | | As part of MLD103M, students at HKS spent 7 weeks working on exploring radicalization in France, and to help identify ideas and entry points. In this presentation, the student team and their authorizer will share some of their key takeaways and recommendations from this experience. Please register in advance to attend this event. More Information |
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| | | | June 15, 1:30 p.m. | | The Black Liberation Front Q&A | | Hosted by: Black History Walks | | | | The Black Liberation Front (BLF) was formed in 1971 and to date was one of the most active and impactful Black Power organizations in Britain. In 2017 the Young Historians Project interviewed 9 former members of the BLF to capture their stories and created a 38 minute documentary and a multi-panel exhibition for people to learn and be inspired by this history. More Information |
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| | | | June 15, 3 p.m. | | Jefferson's West: Lewis, Clark, and Native Americans | | Hosted by: UVA Lifetime Learning | | | | This presentation will discuss Thomas Jefferson’s reasons for proposing this expedition and the goals of reaching the Pacific and establishing trade and diplomacy with an array of Native peoples on the way to the West Coast. It will describe the challenges that the expedition faced and the role of Native peoples in helping or hindering its progress. More Information |
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| | | | June 15, 6 p.m. | | AAPI Community and Allies Series: Acknowledging "We" | | Hosted by: National Conflict Resolution Center | | | | This series of 4 workshops is for the members of the AAPI community and anybody else wanting to take a deep dive into understanding their personal cultural identity in America and exploring how they can become a better ally at this important time in history. Share the obstacles that we face individually and collectively as a result of our cultural identities and the harm we have sustained. More Information |
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| | | | June 16, 12 p.m. | | Virtual Summit: Continuing Threats to Free and Fair Elections | | Hosted by: Harvard Kennedy School | | | | Elections are more than ballots, polling places, and voting machines. The human component of administering elections was exposed to unthinkable stress and attack during the 2020 cycle. It nearly reached the breaking point. The Brennan Center, the Ash Center, and the Bipartisan Policy Center invite you to explore the challenges to voting in America and necessary solutions. More Information |
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| | | | June 16, 12 p.m. | | Legal Pride 2021: The Past, Present, and Future of LGBT+ Rights | | Hosted by: InterLaw Diversity Forum | | | | Please join us for a very special part of our Legal Pride 2021 celebration where we explore the past, the present, and the future of LGBT+ rights and activism in the United Kingdom and across the globe. More Information |
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| | | | June 16, 4 p.m. | | Best Places to Work - Virtual Event | | Hosted by: Boston Business Journal | | | | For 2021 we will be celebrating Boston Business Journal's Best Places To Work with a fun filled virtual celebration - stay tuned for details! Best Places To Work is all about celebrating and creating memorable experiences for your employees. We hope you can join us as we honor the 2021 BPTW! More Information |
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| | | | June 16, 7 p.m. | | Juneteenth: A Story of Freedom | | Hosted by: North Carolina Museum of History | | | | Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day in 1865 (June 19th) when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and more than two months after America’s Civil War “officially” ended. More Information |
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| | | | June 16, 8 p.m. | | A Conversation with Angela Davis | | Hosted by: USC Visions and Voices | | | | Join a live conversation with activist and scholar Angela Davis, who has been deeply involved in our nation’s quest for social justice for decades. The Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz has also taught at UC Berkeley, UCLA, the Claremont Colleges, Stanford, and other universities. More Information |
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| | | | June 16, 8 p.m. | | Whither the GOP? 2 Republican Stalwarts Discuss Its Future | | Hosted by: Jews United for Democracy and Justice and Community Advocates | | | | Michael Steele, an American conservative political commentator, attorney and former chairperson of the Republican National Committee, and William "Bill" Kristol, neoconservative political commentator and editor at large at Bulwark, discuss the future of the Republican party. More Information |
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