 | By Kelly Garrity | SEEING GREEN — In the power struggle between Bay State Republicans’ warring factions, the party establishment appears to have gained a surprising ally. Rick Green, the auto-parts magnate and former congressional candidate who closely aligned himself with former MassGOP Chair Jim Lyons, is helping host an October fundraiser for the party that’s being headlined by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Tickets for the two-part event range from $50 to $5,000, per an invitation obtained by Playbook .
RESTORING EXTREMISM TO THE MASS GOP:
RAND PAUL
That means Green, who served as Lyons’ finance chair, is now boosting the very establishment that ousted them both — and that continues to feud with Lyons, the de facto leader of the party’s hard-right flank. IF RICK GREEN WAS FINANCE CHAIR, DOESN'T THAT MEAN HE CREATED THE FINANCIAL MESS OF THE MASS GOP? The founder of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, Green has long been more aligned with those within the Republican Party who were critical of former Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and his bipartisan brand of politicking. A conservative donor, Green backed Gov. Ron DeSantis early in the GOP presidential primaries, though the Florida Republican dropped out more than a month before Bay Staters hit the ballot box. But Green also cut a sizable check to help bankroll the ballot initiative backed by Auditor Diana DiZoglio that would let the Democrat audit the Legislature.
GREEN SUPPORTED RON DESANTIS? DO REPUBLICANS EVER DO THEIR RESEARCH?
DESANTIS PUT LADAPO IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN FLORIDA! MUST WATCH! 10 Worst Things About The Trump Presidency | Robert ReichTHE CULT WILL IGNORE THE FACTS BECAUSE THEY INVENTED THE FAIRY TALE ABOUT TRUMP.... THERE'S FAR MORE NOT INCLUDED....
TRUMP slashed CDC FUNDING which cut US STAFFING in CHINA
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/21/joe-biden/under-donald-trump-key-cdc-us-staff-china-fell-0/ COVID DEATHS were higher in REPUBLICAN VOTING areas that believed TRUMP LIES and refused to protect themselves.
TRUMP promoted the ALIEN SPERM DONOR DOCTOR, DR. STELLA IMMANUEL...
RON DESANTIS appointed LADAPO who embraced this propaganda to protect FLORIDA's PUBLIC HEALTH!
excerpt: One of the video's main speakers, Dr. Stella Immanuel, is a physician who operates a medical clinic in a Texas strip mall next to her church, Firepower Ministries. In the video, she called hydroxychloroquine a "cure" and said, "You don't need a mask" to prevent the virus' spread.
Immanuel has claimed that ovarian cysts and endometriosis are caused by "demonic seed." Demons insert sperm into sleeping individuals when they have sex in their dreams, Immanuel claimed in articles on her church's website.
Ladapo has also promoted the anti-parasite medication ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 symptoms. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised against using ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment.
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-new-surgeon-general-appeared-demon-sperm-doctors-covid-conspiracy-video-1631372
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance is known for sending glossy postcards with inaccurate, false & misleading information. Having Green in the fold is good news for current party Chair Amy Carnevale, who’s been working to untangle the myriad money problems she inherited and replenish Republicans’ ranks on Beacon Hill that have dwindled in recent years. And it could help quash the hopes of those rumored to be eyeing a challenge to her when she’s up for reelection to the role. Green did not respond to requests for comment.
"R" voters are conspicuously uninformed, ignored the legislative history of Rep. Susan Williams Gifford & supported an extremist. Lyons cost MASS GOP losses. But time hasn’t healed all wounds. Not only is Lyons still litigious, he’s still attempting to push the party further right by backing a slate of conservative legislative candidates in November. And he’s already dealt one blow to the party establishment in the primaries by helping one of his endorsed “Freedom Fighters,” Coast Guard veteran John Gaskey, to victory over incumbent Republican state Rep. Susan Williams Gifford. GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS . TODAY — Gov. Maura Healey holds a bill signing ceremony for long-term care legislation at 10:30 a.m. at the State House and speaks at the Boston Globe Summit at 12:10 p.m. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll speaks at a Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery event at 11:30 a.m. in Boston. Healey, Driscoll and Attorney General Andrea Campbell attend the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation’s memorial ceremony at 1:30 p.m. at the State House. State Auditor Diana DiZoglio speaks at the Massachusetts Town Clerks Conference at noon in Southbridge and attends the North Central Chamber’s annual legislative and candidates reception in Sterling at 5 p.m. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks at the Globe Summit at 9 a.m., at the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery event at 11 a.m., at the Boston Public Schools Attendance Symposium at 12:30 p.m. in Roxbury and at a renaming ceremony for Ruth Batson Academy at 4:30 p.m. in Dorchester. Have a tip, story, suggestion, birthday, anniversary, new job, or any other nugget for the Playbook? Drop me a line: kgarrity@politico.com.
|  | DATELINE BEACON HILL |
| — “State Senate President Karen Spilka talks C3 grants, affordable child care in Worcester,” by Cam Jandrow, Spectrum News.
| | FROM THE HUB |
| — “Boston City Council to discuss alternative to Mayor Wu’s plan to hike business taxes,” by Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald: “Two Boston city councilors opposed to the mayor’s controversial plan to raise commercial tax rates introduced an alternative option that would target $45 million in city funds toward homeowners that would be most burdened by a hefty tax hike. Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy said Wednesday that such an investment would provide tax relief to 20% to 30% of Boston households with home values assessed at or below $1.5 million, thus negating the need for the city-sponsored legislation the mayor proposed as a means to provide similar relief to homeowners.” — “Wu unveils $100 million development fund to jump-start stalled housing projects,” by John Chesto, The Boston Globe: “To help jump-start stalled residential construction in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu is launching a long-awaited ‘housing accelerator fund’ that would offer up to $100 million in city funds for equity investments in certain multifamily projects. In an interview, Wu said the city will make investments in multifamily residential projects that are close to achieving financing but need some help to complete the deal. The goal is to actually start construction on some of the thousands of housing units that are approved but in limbo because of high interest rates and supply costs.”
| | MIGRANTS IN MASSACHUSETTS |
| — “Across continents, two sisters work together to serve Haitians in crisis,” by Tori Bedford, GBH News. — “How much migrant welcome center, shelter at Eastern Nazarene cost? What public records show,” by Peter Blandino, The Patriot Ledger
| | BALLOT BATTLES |
| — “As voters ponder ballot question to end MCAS graduation testing requirement, failure rates rise dramatically,” by James Vaznis, The Boston Globe: “Massachusetts public high schools have experienced a sharp decline in 10th graders passing all three MCAS exams over the last five years with the latest scores showing approximately 16,000 students failing to meet the bar, a trend that is injecting urgency into a ballot question this November that seeks to repeal the test as a graduation requirement. Just 78 percent of 10th graders last spring passed all MCAS exams in English, math, and science on their first attempt, down from 87 percent in 2019, a 9 percentage point decrease, according to a Globe review.” — “U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern endorses ballot question ending MCAS graduation requirement,” by Adam Bass, MassLive.
| | YAHD SIGNS AND BUMPAH STICKAHS |
| — “John Deaton, GOP candidate for US Senate, paid no federal income tax in 2022,” by Emma Platoff, The Boston Globe: “John Deaton, the multimillionaire attorney running as a Republican against Elizabeth Warren for US Senate this year, paid no federal income tax and donated $0 to charity in 2022, a year when he reported no taxable income due to business losses, according to his tax returns. That year, Deaton reported losses at both his law firm and on rental properties he owns, according to the documents from 2022, the most recent year available in roughly a decade’s worth of tax returns posted on Deaton’s campaign website earlier this month after he secured the GOP nomination.” FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Rep. Jake Auchincloss is endorsing Josh Tarsky in his bid to replace retiring state Rep. Denise Garlick in the 13th Norfolk District, according to his campaign. ENDORSEMENT CORNER — Former Republican Gov. Bill Weld is backing GOP Senate hopeful John Deaton in his bid to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren . Weld, in a statement, described Deaton as a " serious, experienced, and intelligent person who would serve the Commonwealth well in office." — “Pease, Matthews-Kane point to records in office during campaign for state rep.,” by Amy Porter, MassLive.
| | DAY IN COURT |
| — “Governor Healey nominates first woman to lead Massachusetts Appeals Court,” by Matt Stout, The Boston Globe: “Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday nominated state appellate court Judge Amy L. Blake to be chief of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, turning to a veteran jurist who, if confirmed, would be the first woman appointed to lead the half-century-old court.” ******STEWARD******* — “Steward CEO could face prison time after rare Senate vote to punish him for flouting subpoena,” by Aaron Pressman and Jim Puzzanghera, The Boston Globe: “Steward Health Care chief executive Ralph de la Torre could face a trial and prison time for ignoring a congressional subpoena, after the US Senate on Wednesday unanimously moved to refer a criminal contempt charge to the Justice Department. It was the first such action by the Senate in more than 50 years.”
| | FROM THE 413 |
| — “Under its revised cellphone policy, Pittsfield schools have less than half as many infractions as last September,” by Matt Martinez, The Berkshire Eagle: “In the first 18 school days of this academic year, there were 416 disciplinary ‘log entries’ for cellphones, according to a presentation by Matthew Bishop, interim assistant superintendent of instruction, assessment and educational engagement. By the end of September 2023, the number was 988, Bishop said.”
| | THE LOCAL ANGLE |
| — “Worcester nonprofits see ‘blatant racial equity issues’ in some ARPA funding decisions,” by Sam Turken, GBH News: “The American Rescue Plan Act money is intended to support economic recovery and address long-term challenges, especially those affecting communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. But some nonprofits and activists argue Worcester has used a lot of its ARPA funds to continue a pattern of preferential treatment to larger, well-funded organizations over small Black- and brown-led groups.” — “'People are going to die': Fall River passes anti-homeless law; advocates say it will fail,” by Dan Medeiros, The Herald News: “The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to ban ‘unauthorized camping on public property,’ essentially outlawing homeless encampments with the potential to fine people for living outdoors. The measure calls for no fines if a person is homeless, if there are no shelter beds available, and if the person is willing to ‘immediately go to a shelter if/when space becomes available.’ However, if all three criteria aren’t met, fines could be levied.” — “'Tool...to know what is happening': Councilors ask for 10-year plans from higher ed schools,” by Marco Cartolano, Telegram & Gazette. IS IT ENTERTAINMENT OR ANIMAL ABUSE? — “North Attleboro officials find no rodeo negligence in escape of bulls but want reimbursement,” by Stephen Peterson, The Sun Chronicle.
| | MEANWHILE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| — “Craig, Ayotte tangle often in Nashua Chamber of Commerce debate,” by Adam Sexton, WMUR.
KELLY AYOTTE was defeated as SENATOR for good reason! Her claim to fame is to trash MASSACHUSETTS even as NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS clog Massachusetts highways seeking BETTER PAYING JOBS.... What has KELLY AYOTTE done? NOTHING! CHECK HER RECORD! IT'S LENGTHY!
KELLY AYOTTE was previously funded by DIRTY ENERGY KOCH.... remember how DIRTY ENERGY KOCH promoted the KOCH SOCK PUPPET & CARPETBAGGER SCOTT BROWN? WARPED REPORTING..... MA Gov Taking Craig on CA Road Trip to Raise Big Bucks in BerkeleyNH JOURNAL
POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook offered comments to defend KELLY AYOTTE defeated Senator from NH:
SUNUNU WATCH — Outgoing New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu endorsed former Sen. Kelly Ayotte in the race to replace him less than a month before she faces former state Senate President Chuck Morse in the Republican primary. Sununu didn’t miss the chance for a dig at Massachusetts, borrowing one of Ayotte’s go-to lines in an email to supporters announcing his endorsement. SUNUNU'S FAILURES SHOW IN EDUCATION & OTHER POOR STATE SERVICES! KELLY AYOTTE WAS DEFEATED FOR GOOD REASON! DO YOUR RESEARCH! “Kelly’s right: New Hampshire is only one election away from turning into Massachusetts. Take my word for it as someone who’s had to veto income taxes and attacks on personal freedoms from the other side. We can’t let them put the Massachusetts model over the NH Advantage,” Sununu said. HuffPost: Kelly Ayotte’s Deep Ties To Scandal-Plagued ‘Green’ Energy Firm
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A rising Republican lost her seat in the Trump era. Now she's trying a comeback.
Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte narrowly lost her seat in 2016. Now, she’s running for governor of New Hampshire after a lucrative detour into the corporate board circuit. excerpts: And while Ayotte spent the last seven-plus years out of office, she stayed connected in the political and policy spheres before her next opportunity — netting millions on corporate boards, writing on state and national issues in newspapers and, early in the Trump administration, advising one of his Supreme Court picks through the Senate confirmation process. In 2016, Ayotte was nearing the end of her first term in the Senate, establishing herself as a key GOP voice on national security, at the same time as Trump’s unexpected political rise. The path from then to nowAfter the end of her Senate term, Ayotte stuck around briefly in Washington, serving as an adviser to then-Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch during his Senate confirmation process before she returned to New Hampshire. But in the intervening years between leaving the Senate and running for governor, Ayotte spent her time in the private sector and made over $2.1 million in cash fees serving on corporate boards between 2017 and 2023, according to an NBC News review of corporate proxy statements. The figure does not include any stock she was awarded while serving on the corporate boards, which could also total in the millions, and it includes only reported data from public companies on whose boards Ayotte served, like Blackstone, Bloom Energy, Boston Properties, News Corp. and Caterpillar, not private companies where she was also reported to have served on boards, like Blink Health and Citronics. At different points in 2023, Ayotte owned over 16,000 shares of Blackstone stock and over 7,000 shares of stock in Boston Properties, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. In January 2024, she also reported owning over 50,000 shares of News Corp. stock. Ayotte also served in advisory roles for several other companies, like Chubb Insurance, Microsoft and Revision Military. MIKE POMPEO NEGOTIATED THE AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL WITH THE TALIBAN, EXCLUDING THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT, WITHDRAWING U.S. MILITARY, RELEASING TERRORISTS THAT THE AFGHANS HAD ARRESTED TO SABOTAGE THE INCOMING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION - POMPEO SET THE DEADLINE! FOR AYOTTE TO OPINE INDICATES HER WARP! As a member of the Afghanistan Study Group, building on an area of focus for her as a senator, she co-authored a report in 2021 urging the Biden administration to postpone the deadline for the required withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. She also authored a letter to the editor in The Washington Post in 2019 about the GOP’s plans to tackle climate change.
SO WHAT'S AYOTTE GONNA DO? WHERE IS HER POLICY DEFINED? In the letter, Ayotte critiqued a recent article that she said “failed to take into account several examples of recent Republican leadership on advancing clean-energy solutions. As a former senator and strong public advocate with a track record of advancing policy in the clean-energy space, I feel compelled to set the record straight and give credit where it is due.” When she wrote the letter, Ayotte was also serving as an adviser to Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, a right-of-center nonprofit aimed at pushing Republican politicians to advocate for clean energy solutions. She also zoomed in on more local issues in the press. In 2021, Ayotte also wrote an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader criticizing Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess for seeking to “strip the [police] department of ... independent oversight and seize control.” At the time, Nashua’s Police Commission was the last in the state whose commissioners were still appointed by the governor, rather than locally. Ayotte’s allies are quick to point out that despite her service on corporate boards and in various political roles since leaving the Senate, she’s also sought to return to her New Hampshire community in more average ways. One person who used to work with Ayotte told NBC News, “Since leaving the Senate, it’s not unusual to see her at the Penguin Plunge,” or in the carpool line at her children’s school, where she serves on the board. “They’re just, you know, they’re just regular New Hampshire parents,” the person added. Now, Ayotte is trying to climb back onto the political ladder and lead the state. NBC
KELLY AYOTTE based much of her campaign attacking MASSACHUSETTS, failing to address what she would do for NEW HAMPSHIRE.....THAT DEFINES A LOSER! NEW HAMSHIRE residents clog Massachusetts highways for BETTER PAYING JOBS! KELLY AYOTTE ignores that! NEW HAMPSHIRE funds PUBLIC EDUCATION with REAL ESTATE TAXES with predictable results - I've done voter canvassing in NEW HAMPSHIRE - the poor educational quality is STARK!
SCRUTINIZE THE VOTING RECORD OF KELLY AYOTTE IN CONGRESS! SHE WAS DEFEATED FOR GOOD REASON!
New Hampshire Attorney General[edit]Clean air emissions standards[edit]Ayotte joined Attorneys General from eight other states to sue federal regulators over a rules change that made clean air emissions standards for power plants less strict and eliminated clean air reporting and monitoring requirements.[17][18] In 2005, the court agreed with Ayotte and the others that the Environmental Protection Agency must measure changes in the emissions from power plants and could not exempt power plants from reporting their emissions.[18] Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England[edit]In 2003, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire found the Parental Notification Prior to Abortion Act, a New Hampshire law requiring parental notification of a minor's abortion, unconstitutional, and enjoined its enforcement. In 2004, New Hampshire Attorney General Peter Heed appealed the ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which affirmed the district court's ruling. In 2004, Ayotte appealed the First Circuit's ruling to the Supreme Court, over the objection of incoming Democratic Governor John Lynch. Ayotte personally argued the case before the Supreme Court.[citation needed] The Supreme Court unanimously vacated the district court's ruling and remanded the case back to the district court, holding that it was improper for the district court to invalidate the statute completely instead of just severing the problematic portions of the statute or enjoining the statute's unconstitutional applications.[22] In 2007, the law was repealed by the New Hampshire legislature, mooting the need for a rehearing by the district court.[23] In 2008, Planned Parenthood sued to recover its attorney fees and court costs from the New Hampshire Department of Justice.[24] In 2009, Ayotte, as attorney general, authorized a payment of $300,000 to Planned Parenthood to settle the suit.[25] INSPECTORS WERE IN IRAN & ASSURED IRAN'S COMPLIANCE! She has been an outspoken critic of the Iran nuclear deal, saying that Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world.[51] She proposed strict new sanctions on Iran.[52] Ayotte sponsored 217 bills, including:[73] CHECK THE LINK: WIKIPEDIA
Ayotte has been named to several corporate boards of directors, including Caterpillar Inc., News Corp., BAE Systems, Boston Properties, Blink Health, Bloom Energy, and Blackstone Group.[86] Ayotte opposes increasing the minimum wage,[106] and opposes federal legislation to index the minimum wage to inflation, reflecting adjustments in the cost of living.[107] Ayotte said she supports the current federal minimum wage, but that "each state should decide what is best" when it comes to raising it.[108] In 2010, Ayotte said she was open to raising the Social Security retirement age for younger workers in an effort to avoid long-term insolvency, but does not support changes for people at or near retirement.[107][109] Ayotte opposed passage of the Employee Free Choice Act ("Card Check"), which would have amended the National Labor Relations Act to allow employees to unionize whenever the National Labor Relations Board verified that 50% of the employees had signed authorization cards, therefore bypassing a secret ballot election.[110] In 2010, when asked about climate change, Ayotte acknowledged that "there is scientific evidence that demonstrates there is some impact from human activities" but stated that "I don't think the evidence is conclusive."[116][121] She opposed both a cap-and-trade system and a carbon tax to reduce carbon emissions.[116] In 2011, she voted to limit the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.[122] In 2012, Ayotte voted with four other Republican senators to defeat a proposal to block the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating the first federal standards regulating air pollution from power plants.[115] In 2013, she voted for a point of order opposing a carbon tax or a fee on carbon emissions.[123] Ayotte favors repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare),[127] and has repeatedly voted to repeal the ACA.[128] She has described the ACA as a "success tax" on successful businesses,[129] and says that the ACA drives up the costs of health care.[130] Abortion and reproductive rights[edit]In 2024, Ayotte said she supports the current New Hampshire abortion law, which permits abortion on request until 24 weeks of pregnancy.[137] Previously, she said she was pro-life except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life of the mother.[138] She said in 2010 that Roe v. Wade should be overturned.[139][140] In 2014, she led a Republican effort to call for a vote on a bill to implement a 20-week nationwide abortion ban.[141] While in the Senate, Ayotte offered legislation to make birth control available over-the-counter without a prescription, which she argued would increase access and allow flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts to be used to purchase it.[142] She voted to shift federal funding from Planned Parenthood to other community health centers that also serve low- and middle-income women and families, but opposed an attempt to shut down the federal government over the issue.[143][144] Ayotte was given a 100% rating by National Right to Life and an 82% by the pro-life Campaign for Working Families.[98] NARAL Pro-Choice America gave her a 15% rating and pro-choice Planned Parenthood gave her a 6% rating.[98]
KELLY AYOTTE HAS BEEN ANTI-UNION....
NASRCC Endorse Joyce Craig for Governor of New Hampshire
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| TRANSITIONS — Elham Dehbozorgi is now chief legal risk officer at Fish & Richardson. She most recently was general counsel at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. — Ryan Owens will serve as the next executive director of the New England Forestry Foundation, replacing returning Executive Director Robert Perschel later this year. — Mary Gallagher has joined the board of trustees at New England Donor Services. She currently serves as the state’s commissioner of the Division of Banks. HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Brendan Creedon. Want to make an impact? POLITICO Massachusetts has a variety of solutions available for partners looking to reach and activate the most influential people in the Bay State. Have a petition you want signed? A cause you’re promoting? Seeking to increase brand awareness among this key audience? Share your message with our influential readers to foster engagement and drive action. Contact Jesse Shapiro to find out how: jshapiro@politico.com . | |
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