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Friday, May 26, 2023

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: Conference committee calling

 

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BY LISA KASHINSKY

With help from Kelly Garrity

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Massachusetts Playbook will not publish on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. We’ll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday.

MONEY TALKS — Senators just slapped a lot more down on the budget negotiating table.

We’ve known the big points of departure between chambers for a while now: online lottery sales, in-state public-school tuition for certain undocumented immigrants, permanent funding for free school meals, etc.

But we’ve got our eye on a few less-headline-grabbing differences that emerged as senators debated their $56 billion budget — and yes, there was some actual back-and-forth in the chamber thanks to Republican leader Bruce Tarr and his props , even though his three-member “minority crescent” was often quickly overruled.

Senators voted to give another $1 million to DPH to support the creation of birthing centers that provide midwifery care, and $300,000 to purchase and distribute drug-testing kits to nightlife venues to cut down on drink spiking. The chamber is also driving efforts to study congestion pricing and a floating hospital for mental health and substance abuse recovery.

And senators are pushing tweaks to an eviction-protection program called “Chapter 257” that lawmakers let lapse last month but are now trying to revive.

The pandemic-era policy paused eviction cases while tenants had a pending application for rental aid through programs such as the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT). The House voted during its budget proceedings to bring back the program as it was.

The Senate followed suit, but also tacked on new provisions through an amendment filed by Lydia Edwards that would require courts to notify the state of stayed eviction cases so officials can “expedite” related applications for rental aid, and to dismiss those cases once landlords are repaid in full. Another measure would let tenants petition to seal their court records so a past eviction case couldn’t hurt their chances of getting housing in the future.

“When you pay what you owe, you should be able to close your record,” Edwards, the housing committee co-chair, told Playbook. “These are reasonable additions that really add to the spirit and I think the goal of Chapter 257.”

Yet some homelessness-prevention advocates are sounding alarms over a provision that would instruct judges to pause eviction cases only if tenants were seeking financial assistance “in good faith” — a clause they worry could inject subjectivity into the legal proceedings.

But Edwards said on the Senate floor that “this is important because we don’t want this to be seen as a lifeline that people use as an excuse not to pay their rent or as an attempt to try and avoid any consequences.”

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Now to see if the conference committee that’s about to be called manages to hammer out some compromises before the new fiscal year starts on July 1. Last year the Legislature sent the governor the budget on July 18.

TODAY — Gov. Maura Healey is on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio” at 1 p.m. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark holds a press conference on the debt ceiling at 11 a.m. outside the Revere American Legion. Sen. Elizabeth Warren celebrates federal funding for electric school buses at 11 a.m. in New Bedford. Rep. Jim McGovern announces federal affordable housing funding at noon in Athol.

THIS WEEKEND — Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation President Doug Howgate is on WBZ's "Keller @ Large" at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. State Rep. Dylan Fernandes is on WCVB’s “On The Record” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Tips? Scoops? Email me at lkashinsky@politico.com or find me at Boston Calling!

 

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DATELINE BEACON HILL

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Outside the Massachusetts Senate chamber. | Lisa Kashinsky/POLITICO

— REJECT LIST: Among the hundreds of amendments senators voted down during their budget deliberations was one from Republican Ryan Fattman that sought to prioritize Massachusetts residents under the state's "right-to-shelter" law by restoring language surrounding residency requirements from the original 1983 statute.

But people already have to be Massachusetts residents and meet other requirements, including income limits, to be granted immediate housing under the state's emergency assistance program. It's also specifically for families, rendering the example Fattman gave of a single veteran living out of his car moot.

Still, Fattman’s amendment hits at how the state is struggling to keep up with the stress on its shelter system . Gov. Maura Healey has already signed off on $85 million to expand the operation that’s reached capacity as housing costs rise and more migrants enter the state. And she's seeking another $324 million in the budget to add more beds. Nineteen more families entered the emergency assistance shelter system on Thursday, according to the state’s tracker. And 928 families were in motels — a temporary solution the state turned to as traditional shelters filled.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is asking a state court to modify his city’s right-to-shelter law as local shelters buckle under the strain of serving tens of thousands of asylum-seekers who have come through the city since last spring.

But Healey isn’t entertaining a similar move. “The Healey-Driscoll Administration is committed to supporting families arriving in Massachusetts and ensuring they have access to shelter, in accordance with state law,” Healey spokesperson Karissa Hand said in a statement. “We have been actively engaging multiple state agencies, the City of Boston, federal partners, health care providers and advocates to evaluate our options moving forward.”

— “Bill in works for insurers to cover biomarker testing for people with cancer, other diseases,” by Sydney Ko, Daily Hampshire Gazette.

FROM THE HUB

— “Boston Reparations Task Force coordinator arrested in City Hall,” by Flint McColgan, Boston Herald: “The project coordinator for the City of Boston’s Task Force on Reparations was arrested last week inside City Hall and charged with trespassing and resisting arrest. He has since been fired.”

— "City of Boston awards $711,000 in grants to 15 nonprofits providing legal services for immigrants," by Claire Law, Boston Globe.

— “Boston police lieutenant facing OUI charge was previously fired, rehired after another incident,” by Danny McDonald, Boston Globe.

— “Wu changes proposed mandates on market-rate housing in city,” by Greg Ryan, Boston Business Journal.

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

— “Eng touts ‘forward progress’ in removing MBTA slow zones,” by Jennifer Smith, CommonWealth Magazine: “The MBTA is targeting slow zones that would most impact daily commutes as it chugs along on completing track replacements and lifting speed restrictions. General Manager [Phillip] Eng touted ‘forward progress’ at an MBTA board meeting on Thursday, saying 66 speed restrictions across the system have been lifted in April and May. That leaves 204 slow zones still in place covering some 27.4 miles, or 20 percent of the T’s rail system.”

— “MBTA takes steps to hike bus driver pay amid service cuts,” by Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald: “Under a new agreement with the Boston Carmen’s Union, the MBTA, for the first time, is allowing new drivers to start at 40 hours per week, rather than 30. This would bump an annual starting salary from $34,647 to $46,196, based on a $22.11 hourly rate for new hires. The option to work full-time will also be extended to part-time drivers already employed by the T.”

 

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DAY IN COURT

— “After dodging it for months, Shaquille O’Neal finally gets served over FTX lawsuit at Game 4 of Celtics-Heat,” by Katie McInerney, Boston Globe: “The law comes for all of us. For months, former NBA star and 'Inside the NBA' host Shaquille O’Neal has been dodging process servers attempting to notify him that he is being sued in a class-action filing by people who invested in the failed cryptocurrency company FTX … O’Neal was finally served during Tuesday’s Heat-Celtics game, for which he was on site as part of his analyst coverage for TNT.”

MOULTON MATTERS

— “AI vs. nukes: ‘This is much more dangerous’,” by Matt Berg and Mohar Chatterjee, POLITICO: “Rep. Seth Moulton believes that killer robots could be here… today. And, not that much further ahead in the future, they could replace actual soldiers on the battlefield — which is why the Massachusetts Democrat is picking a fight with the Pentagon about it."

THE LOWELL CONNECTOR

— “LifeLock protection to cost Lowell $1 million,” by Melanie Gilbert, Lowell Sun: “Five weeks after the ransomware group ‘Play’ claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that has disrupted municipal operations since April 24, services are being slowly restored to the city’s network. Additionally, both Superintendent of Schools Joel Boyd and City Manager Tom Golden have allocated more than $1 million combined funding from their respective budgets to purchase LifeLock protection for all current city and school employees impacted by the cyber breach.”

THE LOCAL ANGLE

— “Quincy-based billionaire gives UMass Boston grads $1,000 — each,” by Sonel Cutler, Boston Globe: “All seemed normal at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s class of 2023 commencement Thursday morning as graduates settled into their seats for what they thought would be a straightforward and traditional procession. … What came next was a scene straight out of an Oprah episode. Dumbfounded students erupted into cheers and chants as the commencement speaker, Quincy-based billionaire Rob Hale, interrupted to announce he would give each of the 2,500 soon-to-be graduates $1,000 just moments before they crossed the stage.”

— “'This is bull—': Fall River has paid $136K for consultants, and councilors want answers,” by Jo C. Goode, Herald News: “Questions arose during a recent City Council meeting over the costs spent for city financial services, and some councilors are scrutinizing expenses that have doubled since city chief financial officer Bridget Almon took the helm over a year ago.”

— "Massachusetts National Guard changes linked to leak case," by Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald: "Top brass at the Massachusetts National Guard said the military outfit is holding off on making changes before findings are released from an investigation into how a 21-year-old airman leaked highly sensitive government documents."

— “Worcester drag show to fight anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the country,” by Tréa Lavery, MassLive.

HEARD ‘ROUND THE BUBBLAH

SPOTTED — at the Celtics/Heat game: former Gov. Charlie Baker and his wife, Lauren Baker ; Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and former Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito .

ALSO SPOTTED — graduating from Harvard Kennedy School: Baker administration alum Brendan Moss , Charlie Pearce, Gina McLaughlin, Cory Azmon, Rumi Pavlova-Plotnik, Carol Leon, Andy Paul and Joe Caiazzo.

TRANSITIONS — Commonwealth Care Alliance has appointed Elizabeth Gianini as SVP of public affairs and David Weader as SVP and general counsel.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to state Rep. Sally Kerans , Rachel Pollak , Hana Veselka Vizcarra , Sunny Lee , Allison Davis Tuck , Benchmark’s Colleen Fitzgerald and Brendan Deady . Happy belated to Ryan Sherriff , who celebrated Thursday.

HAPPY LONG BIRTHWEEKEND — to Melissa Ludtke , Andrew Fowler and Brian Choquet , who celebrate Saturday; to Alan Khazei , Rich Thuma , Jeff Santos and Ellen Weinstein Pildis , who celebrate Sunday; and to Monday birthday-ers state Rep. Michelle Ciccolo , attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan , Alicia DePaolo , Charles River Esplanade Executive Director Michael Nichols and GBH’s Matt Baskin .

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: A new House debate takes shape



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BY LISA KASHINSKY AND KELLY GARRITY


FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: NEW GUN SAFETY PUSH — With the House budget debate now done, gun-safety advocates are prodding representatives to get moving on another priority issue: tightening the state’s firearms laws.

House Speaker Ron Mariano has been teeing up an omnibus gun-safety bill for this session ever since lawmakers rushed to retool the state’s gun rules last summer in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated New York’s concealed-carry law and jeopardized Massachusetts’ laws.

Now the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is sending a letter , shared first with Playbook, to top lawmakers and the governor laying out 10 ways they can toughen the state’s gun laws and beef up enforcement of existing ones.

Giffords is backing several bills already filed this session, including those that would crack down on the manufacture and sale of ghost guns and strengthen restrictions on carrying firearms in public. Another would help people who feel they’ve been harmed by firearms industry practices seek legal recourse.

Massachusetts has the sixth-strongest gun laws in the nation, according to Giffords’ annual scorecard . Yet "in recent years, it just hasn’t kept up with its peer states” like California and New Jersey “in responding to new challenges,” David Pucino, the group’s deputy chief counsel, told Playbook.

“But the thing that has us particularly optimistic that it’s a really great moment for Massachusetts to tackle this problem is because there’s such a strong advocate in the governor’s office,” Pucino said.

Gov. Maura Healey ramped up enforcement of the state’s assault-weapons ban as attorney general and has called to ban ghost guns as governor.

Now it’s up to the Legislature. House lawmakers are in the early stages of a statewide listening tour on gun issues that’s expected to ramp up in earnest over the next month. Each of the 13-plus stops has a different focus: hunting, street violence, suicide and, yes, ghost guns. But any steps lawmakers take are bound to face blowback from gun-rights groups.

“Everything is being considered right now,” state Rep. Michael Day, the co-chair of the Judiciary Committee and Mariano’s point person on gun legislation, told Playbook. “We’ll whittle it down and come down with a package that’s balanced and will make us safer.”

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Former President Donald Trump returns to New Hampshire today. Are you going? Email me: lkashinsky@politico.com .

TODAY — Healey makes an Innovation Career Pathways announcement at 10 a.m. at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center WTTC in Charlestown, stocks trout at Jamaica Pond at 11:30 a.m. and attends the annual Banned in Boston event at 8 p.m. at Roadrunner in Boston. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll speaks at the MassMEDIC Impact Symposium at 9:30 a.m. at the Encore Boston Harbor.


 
DATELINE BEACON HILL

— BUDGET ABCs: Well that was fast, by legislative standards. After three days of deliberations that mostly occurred out of the public eye — secrecy that drew criticism from the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — the House budget is done one day ahead of schedule. Speaker Ron Mariano called it “as efficient and stress-free as any budget in the past 32 I've done.”

House lawmakers unanimously approved a $56.2 billion budget — $700,000 more than Gov. Maura Healey ’s initial fiscal year 2024 proposal — that included an extra roughly $120 million tacked on in earmarks and other spending, per the State House News Service.

What’s in it? The House whittled the more than 1,500 amendments into seven mega-amendments — assigned letters “A” through “G” — covering everything from education to environment to transportation. Among the amendments that passed: $1 million to reimburse public universities for bulk-purchasing abortion medication and a 25-percent pay raise for members of the Governor’s Council that would bring them up to $45,025.

The budget also includes $20 million for free community college for adults over 25 and makes free lunches permanent at schools across the state.

It would authorize online lottery ticket sales — directing that revenue into a program that would create grants for early education and child care providers — and aims to grow the state’s “rainy day” fund to $9 billion.

What’s out? House Republicans’ attempt to prevent Democrats from exempting revenue from the millionaires tax from triggering Chapter 62F. House Democrats shot that down on Monday.

What's next? The Senate is expected to move ahead with its own budget bill in May, and will likely unveil some form of “progressive” tax relief along with it.

— “New data show who’s making all those online sports bets (and where) in Mass.,” by Michael Silverman, Boston Globe: “In the Top 5 city rankings for transactions in the state, Boston led the field with nearly 11 million, followed by Fall River (2.2 million), Worcester (1.9 million), Springfield (1.8 million), and Lowell (1.6 million).”

— “With dueling reports, battle lines form over MCAS,” by Michael Jonas, CommonWealth Magazine: “Supporters of the system are taking a decidedly new tack. Rather than holding the line against any criticism of the testing regime, they are trying to get out in front on the issue and embrace changes that have formed some of the basis of criticism.”

— "Healey set to reauthorize life sciences spending bill," by Rowan Walrath, Boston Business Journal: "Gov. Maura Healey is set to reauthorize the state's Life Sciences Initiative, paving the way for a third iteration of a multimillion-dollar spending bill to incentivize the growth of the state's biopharmaceutical industry."

— “Healey’s pick of gubernatorial portrait is ... no portrait at all,” by Samantha J. Gross, Boston Globe: “Usually, governors select a predecessor they have a connection to when choosing a portrait to hang in their ceremonial office. … But Healey asked Massachusetts students to help her choose, in the form of an essay contest. She said she was particularly touched by an essay submitted by high school students Julian Hynes of Amherst-Pelham Regional High School, and Ja’liyah Santiago and Adniley Velez of Holyoke Community Charter School, who proposed hanging an empty frame … [to] represent people whose voices ‘are not always represented or heard or reflected in the halls of power,’ Healey said at the unveiling event.”

A portrait of Jane Swift, the former lieutenant governor and first woman to serve as governor of Massachusetts, will hang in Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll’ s office.

Jane Swift and Kim Driscoll

Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll (right) and former lieutenant and Acting Gov. Jane Swift (left) unveil Swift's portrait, which will hang in Driscoll's office at the State House. | Lisa Kashinsky/POLITICO

 

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FROM THE HUB

— “‘The rats are going to hate this’: Boston councilors back rodent-killing office,” by Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald: “‘Boston’s operation would be modeled after the pest-control operation in New York City, which appointed its first rat czar earlier this month, [Council President Ed] Flynn said.”

— “BPS shares detail on mergers as they plan for future closures,” by Christopher Huffaker, Boston Globe: “Facing dwindling enrollment, Boston Public Schools reaffirmed its plans for two elementary school mergers and laid out the need for further consolidation Wednesday evening. District leaders reiterated to the School Committee the plan to merge Dorchester and Mattapan’s Shaw and Taylor schools in September 2024 and Roslindale’s Sumner and Philbrick schools in September 2025.”

— FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Outgoing Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok is endorsing Sharon Durkan as her successor in District 8. Durkan previously succeeded Bok as Boston Ward 5 Democrats chair. Bok resigns tomorrow to take over as Boston Housing Authority administrator.

— ENDORSEMENT CORNER: Our Revolution Massachusetts endorsed Robert Orthman for 10th Suffolk state representative.

— 1199 SEIU, UNITE HERE Local 26 and the National Association of Social Workers — Massachusetts Chapter PACE have endorsed John Moran for 9th Suffolk state representative.


 

 
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

— “One out-of-state MBTA manager fired, four others warned: Maura Healey says to expect more changes,” by Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald: “Gov. Maura Healey said more leadership changes will happen at the MBTA after a manager found to be working out of state was fired and four others who live hundreds of miles away were told to be in Boston more often.”

— “Man dies after collision between car and train in Abington,” by Adam Sennott, Boston Globe.

DAY IN COURT

— “Nearly eight years of breath test results cannot be used in drunk-driving prosecutions, SJC rules,”   Ivy Scott and Travis Andersen, Boston Globe: “The state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that alcohol tests given in Massachusetts between June 2011 and April 2019 with a type of breath test machine that periodically malfunctioned cannot be used in drunk-driving prosecutions, throwing roughly 27,000 OUI convictions into question.”

— “Following ACLU lawsuit threat, North Brookfield says no permission required for Pride drag show,” by Kiernan Dunlop, MassLive: “The North Brookfield Select Board still has not approved permitting for a drag show during a planned pride event in the town common this summer, but said at a meeting Tuesday its permission is not actually required. The letter from the ACLU stated that not allowing the drag show ‘is a plainly unconstitutional content-based and indeed viewpoint-based restriction on free expression,’ a form of censorship and unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex.”

— "Airman Accused of Leak Has History of Racist and Violent Remarks, Filing Says," by Glenn Thrush, New York Times: "Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting classified documents online, repeatedly tried to obstruct federal investigators and has a “troubling” history of making racist and violent remarks, Justice Department lawyers said in a court filing late Wednesday."

DATELINE D.C.

— “A ‘profound impact’: Senate assesses lessons learned from Boston Marathon bombings,” by Jorja Siemons, Boston Globe: “A Senate hearing on Wednesday reflected on the legacy of the Boston Marathon bombings in terms of preparing for emergencies, with law enforcement veterans of that day citing lessons learned and remaining challenges to address.”

 

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FROM THE 413

— “North Adams residents and officials have a lot of unanswered questions about a proposed homeless shelter in an MCLA dorm. The college president says he hears them,” by Greta Jochem, Berkshire Eagle: “The Church Street dorm is empty amid declining enrollment at the college, and the state Department of Housing and Community Development has been looking at building to use as housing for homeless people to meet the demand for family shelters.”

THE LOCAL ANGLE

— “Worcester educators to hold all-member rally as they fight for contract,” by Kiernan Dunlop, MassLive: “Worcester Public Schools educators and staff will picket outside of City Hall for what they call a 'fair, reasonable and necessary' contract before a school committee meeting Thursday. The all-member rally is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. and last an hour.”

— “Newbury voters reject Town Hall proposal,” by Jennifer Solis, Newburyport News: “A proposal to fund a newly constructed, $11.8 million Town Hall at 25 High Road failed the first of two steps needed to move forward. But the 499 voters who turned out for the annual gathering at Newbury Elementary School approved a related request — to add $1 million to the town hall account to help offset costs for the project."


 
HEARD ‘ROUND THE BUBBLAH

SPOTTED — at the White House state dinner with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol : NCAA President and former Gov. Charlie Baker, Chief of Protocol Rufus Gifford , Sen. Mitt Romney , Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo .

TRANSITIONS — Chloe Gotsis is now communications director at DCR. She previously was deputy communications director at the attorney general's office and press secretary before that.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Lou Mandarini , Patrick Bench , president of Benchmark Strategies; Brendan Joyce, Seth Mnookin, Simon McTeigue and Jessica Ruby.

NEW HORSE RACE ALERT: DEVIL'S IN THE T TALES — TransitMatters’ Jarred Johnson takes hosts Steve Koczela and Jennifer Smith on a ride through the latest MBTA news. MassINC senior research director Rich Parr discusses polling on regional transit authorities with Smith and Lisa Kashinsky . Subscribe and listen on iTunes and Sound Cloud .

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