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It's T-minus five days until Election Day in the midterms and NPR has a new national map of the competitive House races to watch. But let's start with the local news:
WEALTHY TRUMPER MIKE MINOGUE COULDN'T MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THAT HE LACKS READING COMPREHENSION.....SUGGEST HE READ THE BILL! MIKE MINOGUE DEFENDS TRUMP'S ICE GESTAPO ABUSE! On ICE: Massachusetts sheriffs are asking Gov. Maura Healey to consider a change to the recently implemented PROTECT Act — something they say they hoped to keep from becoming a political issue. (Spoiler alert: it became a political issue.) Here's what to know if you're just catching up: - The letter of the law: Last week, 12 of the state's 14 sheriffs — 10 Democrats and two Republicans — signed a letter asking Healey to consider a tweak to the law to allow their offices to notify ICE about individuals charged with violent crimes who are subject to deportation orders. The PROTECT Act broadly prohibits sheriffs from giving ICE a heads up before they release someone the agency wants to deport — with the exception of people who have completed a sentence for certain felony violent crimes. However, that "exception does not apply to pretrial detainees," the Oct. 22 letter notes.
- On the campaign trail: The letter went largely unnoticed, until Healey's election opponent, Republican nominee Mike Minogue, seized on it Tuesday. "We need to examine whether the law is putting public safety at risk," Minogue told reporters outside the State House, as the Boston Herald reported . In response, Healey stood by the PROTECT Act, telling reporters at an event in Weymouth that ICE is a "rogue agency" staffed by lots of "untrained" agents. " We wouldn't need the PROTECT Act if ICE wasn't doing what it's doing," she said. Healey did say she will " continue to talk with the sheriffs" about their concerns. (Healey's campaign later announced the state's 12 Democratic sheriffs had endorsed her for reelection, saying they were "confident" they could "refine" the law, as State House News Service reported.)
- Following up: In a subsequent letter to Healey on Wednesday, Hampshire County's Patrick Cahillane, president of the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, wrote "we never intended for this to become a politically partisan issue" and that the sheriffs believe their concerns "should be treated strictly as a public safety matter, outside the realm of politics."
- In related news: Legal groups are suing the Trump administration in federal court in Massachusetts over ICE's new policy concealing the locations of detainees with final deportation orders. The change — which took effect last month — has made it "very, very difficult" for lawyers to locate and communicate with clients, Dan McFadden, a managing attorney for the ACLU of Massachusetts, told WBUR's Amy Sokolow. The Associated Press has more on the lawsuit filed yesterday here.
Bin there: The city of Somerville unveiled 10 public compost bins yesterday where residents can drop off food scraps — for free. (Here's the map.) The new initiative, which was one of the winners of the city's 2025 participatory budgeting cycle, is similar to the public compost bins in Boston and Cambridge. (One slight difference: Somerville residents must register to get an access code to use the bins.) - The backdrop: Somerville has also been piloting free curbside compost pickup in East Somerville. And the city says "thousands" of households already pay for privately operated compost pickup services.
Ferry on: The MBTA's four seasonal ferries will keep running through the end of the year. The T announced yesterday that it will extend weekday service on its East Boston, Lynn, Winthrop and Quincy ferries — as well as weekend service on the East Boston ferry — through Dec. 31. - Why? In a statement, MBTA General Manager Phil Eng noted Gov. Maura Healey's administration has made an effort to bolster ferry options and that thousands of residents rely on the system each week. From the start of the 2026 season through the end of August, the East Boston ferry had 71,136 riders, the Lynn ferry had 31,482, the Winthrop route had 18,101 and Quincy had 31,021, according to the T.
P.S.— The T has gone to the dogs today. Park Street station becomes "Bark Street" station during this afternoon's commute for Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. The event features adoptable rescue dogs, therapy dogs and free giveaways — not a bad way to end a day at the office. |
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