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SCOOP: SPEND $43,000 ON CAMPAGNE COTS – The dust has settled slightly after the September 1 primary, but attention is already on its way to 2021.
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Boston city councillor Michelle Wu, who is expected to challenge Boston Mayor Marty Walsh if he runs for re-election, spent about $43,000 on crusade-related expenses in August.Wu was re-elected to a two-year term on the board last fall., so I would be out of the accumulation of cross-costs for some other advice at this time.
“Councilman Wu believes that in this moment of misery in our city, each of us wonders how we can make a difference by strengthening our communities and fighting for a replacement that corresponds to the scale and urgency of our existing challenges,” Wu’s spokeswoman said.Jessicah Pierre.
“It is more vital than ever that public servants are proactive and artistic in the way our groups with our constituents,” Pierre added.She refused to answer if the expenses of the crusade were for a mayor’s crusade.
Wu spent $22,500 on cross-mails and virtual ads, according to his latest OCPF report.Wu also paid $15,000 for video production to Blue State Digital and spent $6,000 on crusade research.Wu has $346,000 in his war chest, while Walsh has $5.5 million in the Mayor donated part of a million dollars of his crusader coffers to the Boston Coronavirus Resilience Fund in May.
Roslindale’s Democrat has raised her profile in recent weeks.Wu wrote an editorial at the Boston Globe on Wednesday under the title “Prestige quo Hurts Boston,” which highlighted disruptions with the city’s progression process.In addition, Wu’s Boston Green New Deal weather plan.appeared at the HuffPost a few weeks ago.
Wu emailed his list of ers five times in August to announce his weather plan and build for “public transport justice and flexible public transport,” among other topics.Wu also asked his ers to respond to an investigation into the main problems facing the city government.and announced his plan to reopen Boston public schools.
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TODAY – 4th District Democratic Primary winner Jake Auchincloss reports at Newton City Council.
– “The infection rate in Massachusetts COVID drops to 0.9% while the state reports 17 new deaths, 393 new instances,” through Tanner Stening, MassLive.com: State fitness officials announced Thursday 17 more coronavirus deaths, bringing the state’s death number to 8,870.The government also showed another 393 instances of COVID-19, for a total of at least 119,819.
– “Baker points to five hotspots with the ED Crusade,” through Bruce Mohl, CommonWealth Magazine: “Baker management is launching a new fundamental school crusade over COVID-19 aimed at the five communities most affected by the virus.Governor Charlie Baker said the crusade will inspire the use of masks, social estating and the avoidance of giant gatherings.The crusade will take place in several languages, on billboards and on social media, in Chelsea, Everett, Lawrence, Lynn and Revere, communities where the COVID-19 case rate of 100,000 inhabitants places them in the main threat category.
– “Lawmakers are targeting the Massachusetts Bail Fund,” through Sean Philip Cotter, Boston Herald: “A Beacon Hill Republicans organization is asking for a hearing on the Massachusetts Bail Fund, wondering about the organization’s tax-exempt prestige as a left-wing organization resurrecting others accused of felonies.
– “Baker: Don’t rush the COVID-19 vaccine,” through Sarah Betancourt, CommonWealth Magazine: “Governor Charlie Baker said Thursday that federal officials attach to all testing procedures and do not rush the release of a COVID-19 vaccine.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week notified public fitness officials in all 50 states and five major cities to prepare to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to physical care personnel and other high-risk equipment starting in October or early November, only at the time of election.”
“The Massachusetts gaming room, Bit Bar, is suing Gov. Charlie Baker for the plan to reopen the coronavirus, claiming that casino slot machines are similar to arcade games,” through Douglas Hook, MassLive.com: “A Massachusetts game room founded in Salem, Bit Bar,” says Gov. Charlie Baker on his plan to reopen the coronavirus and claims he will be allowed to open now.The company claims that arcade games are similar to casino slots and notes that casinos are already operational, with some limitations, as a component of Baker’s Reopening Plan.”
– “The State Discontinues Mission Hill Assisted Apartment Admissions After Inspection,” via Andrea Estes, Boston Globe: “State officials suspended certification of an assisted apartment in Boston after inspectors discovered workers were locking dementia patients in their rooms to enforce quarantine to control the spread of COVID-19.Inspectors from the Executive Office of Senior Affairs discovered a number of disorders at the facility, Landmark in Longwood, their investigation last month.
– “Spacing poses disorders for the reopening of schools”, through Christian M.Wade, Eagle-Tribune: “When students return to elegance at Peabody Schools this fall, they will sit in the same direction, at least 6 feet away.The district, one of the largest on the North Shore with around 6,000 academics, is one of most who have largely moved away from the state’s declining threshold for social estrangation rules for learning in the classroom of elegance.
– “As the first day of school approaches, parents and academics express their grieving anxieties,” through Naomi Martin, Boston Globe: “As the first day of school approaches, September 16 for many of the state’s 950,000 public school interns, anxiety develops among parents and youth about schooling in the COVID-19 era.Many have become increasingly heard this week as school districts finale their plans and negotiate with teacher unions about how much time students spend in school buildings or to be informed on a computer screen.
– “Somerville, Northeast Partner to Search for a Coronavirus in the City’s Wastewater,” via Max Larkin, WBUR: “While assessing your reaction to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the city of Somerville is turning to science and its sewers.uncooked sewer to remove coronavirus debris at 10 sites in the city, the mayor of Somerville said he hoped to “advance the virus.”
– “Black activists are concerned that the Dorchester street party will be a time of mass circulation for COVID-19, and they need the help of local leaders,” through John R.She, Boston Globe: “Community activists say a Dorchester street party attracted thousands of people a week ago and may just be a massive market occasion, endangering hard-hit black and Latino communities. Activists have criticized Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin J.Walsh did not cause that to happen.19 Coalition warned at a Zoom news convention thursday that another demonstration is planned for Labor Day weekend in Dorchester.
– “Auchincloss wins the 4th arrondissement primary to succeed in Joe Kennedy”, through Ted Nesi, WPRI: “Newton City Councilman Jake Auchincloss won the Democratic primaries to upgrade Joe Kennedy in Congressional District 4, earning a narrow victory in a crowded box despite an attack on negative exposure and his beyond paintings as a staff member of the Republican Crusade.The Associated Press began the race for Auchincloss around 1:30 a.m. on Friday morning, more than 48 hours after the polls closed, when some lagging communities, particularly Franklin, in spite of it, ended up counting the ballots under close supervision.Through Secretary of State William Galvin.”
– “How can an elegant election in Massachusetts be a warning?” through Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul, The New York Times: “Apart from a Kennedy defeat, Massachusetts election night on Tuesday was almost normal.Despite the disruption of the pandemic coronavirus, the effects of a disputed contest that the state took position the night, with a winner summoned around 10:30 pm Almost a million absent votes were counted in mid-afternoon.There have even been speeches of victory and concession at the right time.
– “The unrest marks Tuesday’s election,” through Shira Schoenberg, CommonWealth Magazine: “While Tuesday’s elections went largely smoothly, with potentially record participation, the advent of expanded mail voting and other situations of pandemic demand have created many headaches for city officials and a significant number of mistakes that have affected the electorate and even refused to vote.
” QAnon believer Tracy Lovvorn wins Massachusetts Republican primaries without opposition,” through Darragh Roche, Newsweek: “Tracy Lovvorn ran unanstionably for the Republican nomination in the heavily Democratic district.She was also a Republican candidate in 2018, wasting the position of MP Jim McGovern.and receiving less than a third of the vote.Lovvorn expressed support for QAnon on his Twitter account on March 23, writing “Never forget, we’re all together” and adding a hashtag used through the believers in the plot.”
– “Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joins multi-state action to finalize adjustments to the U.S. Postal Service.But it’s not the first time Before the 2020 election,” through Michael Bonner, MassLive.com: “Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has joined the filing of action to halt adjustments to the U.S. Postal Service.Which can prevent your workers from handing over mail.Healey joined a coalition of attorney generals from California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, who said movements within the USPS can harm veterans, seniors, and rural communities and disrupt November general elections.
– “Rachael Rollins on the Boston Police Overtime Scandal: “It’s an unhappy day for law enforcement,” through Emily Judem, GBH News: “Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said indictment of nine existing and previous Boston police officers for alleged overtime.Fraud erodes acceptance as true in law enforcement at a time when acceptance as true is already at an all-time low.And while he praised Federal Prosecutor Andrew Lelling and the FBI for their investigation, he criticized both of them for not making the accusations.public enough, saying it illustrates inequalities in the criminal justice system.
– “Elizabeth Warren wins the defamation lawsuit of Covington scholars,” through Peter Hayes, Bloomberg Law: “Senator Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts Democrat) and Rep. Deb Haaland (DN.M.) have shaken defamation fees through an organization of Kentucky Catholic school’s top academics for tweets similar to a January 2019 incident at the National Mall , after the Sixth Circuit declared that they were not prosecuted. Lawmakers are immune from prosecutions as federal workers under an amendment to the Federal Grievance Claims Act.
– “Senator Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Barbara Lee unveil a historical law dealing with the effect of structural racism on public fitness,” through Anne Branigin, “The Root:” Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) And Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) And Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) On Thursday, a new plan was announced that racism is a public aptitude issue.Known as the Racism in Public Health Act of 2020, the law is the first of its kind and would use the strength of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate physical fitness disparities and propose anti-racism policies to eliminate racial divisions in physical fitness outcomes.»
– “Who wants hair with those cheekbones?” Ayanna Pressley’s selfie sends a harsh message, “by Aimee Simeon, Refinery 29:” In January, Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley publicly revealed to her followers and the world that she, like seven million others, has alopecia.In The Root, Rep. Pressley gave an approximate account of her experience.Since then, the congresswoman has continued to learn how to live with the disease and shared a stimulating message this week in honor of Alopecia Awareness Month.
– “The entire Berkshire state delegation is getting the general election without opposition,” through Josh Landes, WAMC: “The five members of the Berkshire County legislative delegation were challenged in the Massachusetts Democratic primary on Tuesday.The four state representatives and the Berkshire county senator are Democrats.While the full list goes to November without resistance, there is still much to be solved in the 2020 mess before returning to the future.”
– “Codfather was transferred to ‘network confinement’ through Sean Horgan, The Salem News: “Carlos Rafael, convicted of fishing in New Bedford, was transferred to the Federal Bureau of Prisons for ‘network confinement’ to a extent that may be the Bureau of Prisons showed Wednesday that Rafael, 68, known as ‘Codfather’ while running the new Bedford docks with his empire , had been transferred on June 24 to the network.Insulation.
– “Lowell’s parents and are demonstrating in front of City Hall against the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus pandemic,” through Douglas Hook, MassLive.com: “Meeting in front of Lowell City Council on Wednesday, and parents expressed fear about the reopening of schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.”
– “Worcester’s school board gives the green light to autumn sports, spectators,” via Scott O’Connell, Telegram
– “Arjun Singh joins the audio team as a political producer,” The Washington Post: “Arjun arrives at the Washington Post from WGBH in Boston, where he produced the three-hour midday news show Boston Public Radio.”Link.
– “The Eagle is following a very trite trail by cutting the print schedule,” through Larry Parnass, The Berkshire Eagle: “Dozens of newspapers in the United States have reduced their paper publishing programs, driven not only by pandemic profit losses, but through public adherence to everything digital.In October, The Berkshire Eagle will sign up for them, getting rid of two days of print publishing and turning their Sunday edition into a weekend newspaper that will be released at the gates and kiosks on Saturday.”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND – On Saturday’s birthday, Nicole Herendeen of Benchmark Strategies, Michael Ratty, Cannabis Control Commissioner Jen Flanagan and Guillermo Samuel Hamlin.And Rep. Bill Keating for Sunday’s anniversary; Gabrielle Farrell, communications director of Connecticut treasurer Shawn T.Wooden and student of Elizabeth Warren, who celebrates her 3-0; Andrew Flanagan, City Manager of Andover; former district candidate Rick Green, Curt Nickisch, editor-in-chief of Harvard Business Review; and Dave Vittorini, Boston city councillor, Michelle Wu, chief of staff.
NEW EPISODE: INCUMBENT IN US – On this week’s Horse Race podcast, presenters Jennifer Smith, Steve Koczela and Stephanie Murray break down number one on September 1 and talk to special guest rep Jim McGovern about postal voting and governance under the Trump administration.pay attention to iTunes and Sound Cloud.
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