Its an honor to join the Healey campaign, Burrell said in a statement Thursday morning. All rights reserved (About Us). Maura is running for Governor to bring people together and move Massachusetts forward, and she needs you on her team. Want to join our team? Were thrilled to welcome Jason Burrell to Team Healey as our Campaign Manager. Williamstown launches a contest to find the best name for the new comprehensive plan, by Scott Stafford, Berkshire Eagle: Andrew Groff, director of community development, noted that the term comprehensive plan is not all that exciting. Thank you! SCOOP: HEALEY STAFFS UP State Attorney General Maura Healey has hired veteran Democratic strategist Mindy Myers as a general consultant for her as AG Healey Secures $51 Million Settlement With E-Cigarette Retailer, by WBZ NewsRadio. Playbook first reported Myers role in December. You can try, Healey may face 'higher bar' of scrutiny as governor, but she's eager to get to work, Maura Healey claims historic victory to become Mass. (Photo via Boston Mayor's Office) Mary Lou Akai-Ferguson, Mayors are leaders of our communities but within the community of mayors, Kim has been a leader for all of us, Arrigo told me. IN MEMORIAM: Family mourns passing of longtime Boston broadcast meteorologist Mish Michaels, by Martin Finucane, Boston Globe. Shes got endorsements from the Boston Globe and top Democrats including Sens. Contact Jesse Shapiro to find out how: [emailprotected]. The legislation, which [was] recently approved by a key legislative panel, comes in response to a policy enacted by Massachusetts during the pandemic that required out-of-state residents working remotely to continue paying its state income tax. Im confident that Jasons strong organizing background and commitment to community-building make him the right person to lead this grassroots movement to victory.. By Samantha J. Healey also announced Marcony Almeida-Barros, who previously worked as chief of the Community Engagement Division of the attorney general's office, as deputy chief of staff for access and engagement; Alicia Rebello-Pradas, a former chief of the Policy & Government Relations Division at the AG's office, as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs; Cecilia Ugarte Baldwin, a former deputy director of policy and cabinet affairs and deputy legal counsel for Gov. Democrats eager to retake the Massachusetts governor's office have been fantasizing about Maura Healey seeking the job for years. We couldn't do it without you. It was the two of us, and I was trying to get somebody just to write a story or take my picture.. Healeys campaign also said it recently added Marcela Castillo and Maureen Kelledy to the field team. HAPPY BIRTHWEEKEND to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Jossie Valentn and Kat Cline, who celebrate Saturday; and to Sunday birthday-ers Boston City Councilor Annissa George, Alex Reimer, Jeffrey Goldstein, a director at Fidelity and former deputy chief of staff at the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama, and John Lippmann. Healey went to court to fight among other issues the travel ban targeting primarily Muslim countries, family separation at the United StatesMexico border, a push to let some employers deny health insurance coverage for contraception, multiple attempts to weaken the Affordable Care Act, multiple attempts to weaken protections involving student loans, multiple attempts to weaken regulation of environmentally damaging emissions by power plants and motor vehicles, and the attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census. GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. We were unable to subscribe you to WBUR Today. Healey has been openly weighing whether to run for governor in 2022, but the focus on her decision has intensified in recent weeks since Gov. Have a petition you want signed? But that could still leave them with a substantial sum to spend. The four-bedroom Charlestown rowhouse sold on Nov. 23, according to documents filed with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds for nearly double the purchase price. You can try. She faces Democratic state Sen. Sonia Chang-Daz, who became Massachusetts first Latina and Asian-American state senator in 2008. PO Box 15 Maura Healeys early lead in the governor race and 3 other takeaways from a new voter poll Chris Doughty, a Wrentham businessman, enters GOP race for governor In that inaugural speech, Healey laid out ambitious plans for transportation, After Healey was elected in 2014, she and Gov.-elect Charlie Baker met up at Harvard for a friendly game of HORSE. Dive deeper with CommonWealth Magazines Bruce Mohl and GBH News Adam Reilly. Were thrilled to welcome Jason Burrell to Team Healey as our Campaign Manager. Attorney General Maura Healeys campaign for governor will be captained by Elizabeth Warren alum Jason Burrell, who is taking a leave of absence from his job as He is taking leave from his job as an associate at Mintz to join Healeys team. Mark set for Senate run, by Bera Dunau, Daily Hampshire Gazette: State Rep. Paul Mark, who brings a small-town perspective to state politics, is running for the Senate both to increase his impact on legislation and because of redistricting realities. More than 146,000 Bay State households received help paying their energy bills through LIHEAP in fiscal 2020. In their zeal to prevent the annual switch, the senate has unfortunately chosen the wrong time to stabilize onto, said Dr. Charles Czeisler, chief of the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Womens Hospital., The Democratic women on the House Oversight Committee want to meet with Xavier Becerra on the availability of abortion pills, by Alice Miranda Ollstein, POLITICO: All of the Democratic women members of the House Oversight Committee [including Rep. Ayanna Pressley] wrote to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday asking for agency action to make abortion pills more affordable and accessible and demanding a meeting on the issue., I hope he listens to us: Calls to close Springfield courthouse continue as states chief judge visits, by Jim Kinney, Springfield Republican: Judge Jeffrey A. Locke, chief justice of the state Trial Court, was in Springfield yesterday, touring the Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse, where persistent air-quality problems and now sewage leaks have lawyers, employees and public officials calling for the buildings immediate closure. Too many of our residents are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living. POLITICO Massachusetts has a variety of solutions available for partners looking to reach and activate the most influential people in the Bay State. In a follow-up piece, the Boston Globe editorial board seemed to endorse Lellings take, stating: somehow state and local laws and/or the officials who enforce them are not adequate to ferret out misconduct by those entrusted to do the publics business.. Deval Patrick, as deputy chief of staff for policy and cabinet affairs; Kristian Hoysradt, previously federal programs manager for the National Association of REALTORS, as deputy chief of staff to Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Driscoll; and Driscoll's 2022 campaign manager Juan Gallego as assistant deputy chief of staff to Driscoll. He played an integral role in Warrens 2012 Senate run, Healeys campaign said, before serving as special assistant to the Cambridge Democrat. Share your message with our influential readers to foster engagement and drive action. TODAY Gov. SCOOP: HEALEY STAFFS UP State Attorney General Maura Healey has hired veteran Democratic strategist Mindy Myers as a general consultant for her as-yet-to-be-announced 2022 campaign. , Were going to win this election by getting out into communities across the state, meeting people where they are, and talking about our vision to move Massachusetts forward, Healey said in a statement announcing Burrells hiring. Driscoll was the first woman elected mayor of Salem in 2005 and recently won reelection to a fifth term. As evidence that shes not afraid to take on powerful insiders, Healey partisans can point to the prosecutions of three former State Police lieutenants for overtime abuse and of Byron Hefner, the ex-husband of former state Senate President Stan Rosenberg, for sexual assault and other charges. But as Baker pointed out afterward, the showdown suggested a parallel that doesnt really hold up. As And one of the Ts most prominent passengers wants to do what she can to help stave off the disruptions. News never stops. WebAttorney General Maura Healey has solicited campaign contributions from Arthur Winn. Because she doesn't have to Skip to Content Programs TV & Streaming What To Watch Now Radio Podcasts TV Schedule Radio Schedule Sanditon is back! State House News Service's Katie Lannan and CommonWealth Magazine's Shira Schoenberg join host Jennifer Smith to run down what's in the Legislature's $4 billion ARPA/state surplus spending bill. If and when they do, theyll likely head to existing Ukrainian refugee communities in the western part of the state, MIRA Executive Director Elizabeth Sweet said. What will it take to clean it? This new vaccine is not based on the mRNA technology used by Pfizer and Moderna, which requires storage in extremely cold temperatures and has made transportation and distribution challenging in much of the developing world.. The resolution comes after the House approved $10 million to help resettle immigrants and refugees from Ukraine as part of a mid-year spending bill yet to be taken up by the Senate. To the casual observer, Edwards seems like the establishment candidate. December is typically a big month for elected officials to fundraise around the holidays in an effort to max out donors before the new year when contribution limits reset and supporters are free to give again. SCOOP: HEALEY HIRES A CM Jason Burrell will manage state Attorney General Maura Healeys campaign for governor, multiple sources tell Playbook. Burrell is a former aide to Sen. Elizabeth Warren who chaired the Boston Turnout Project PAC that backed Michelle Wu for mayor. RESOLVED TO HELP: House lawmakers are poised to take up a resolution calling on the state and the feds to expedite resettling Ukrainian refugees here.More than 145 lawmakers had signed onto the non-binding resolution circulated by Speaker Ron Mariano and Minority Leader Brad Jones by yesterday evenings deadline. April English, who worked about 20 years in the attorney general's office including as an assistant attorney general and chief of organization development and inclusion during much of Healey's time as attorney general, will be the administration's chief secretary. By signing up you agree to allow POLITICO to collect your user information and use it to better recommend content to you, send you email newsletters or updates from POLITICO, and share insights based on aggregated user information. They were both newly elected! Beginning in 2009, when Healey headed then-Attorney General Martha Coakleys civil rights division, she served as the lead counsel in Massachusetts v. U.S. Dept. Before joining the AG's office, Beckman worked as a compliance officer and legal counsel at Children's Hospital Boston, specializing in conflict of interest issues, compliance with documentation and billing rules and industry relations. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Here's who's running for governor in Massachusetts. Edwards supporters dismiss her opponent as a kid whos leveraging his family connections and Ivy-League pedigree to win the seat Edwards first ran for in a 2016 special election. REGISTER HERE. Karyn Polito, both former municipal officials, operate. Teachers' right to strike and patients' right to die are in the mix as Massachusetts lawmakers kick off their 2023 session. On Wednesday, Doughty clung to his heated rhetoric as he castigated Healey describing her as an extreme Leftist over her alleged lack of compassion for taxpayers., For taxpayers Healys failure to support the gas tax holiday should be a warning sign that she will never give them a break, Doughty said in a statement. Thursdays report is the fourth day of more than 5,000 daily cases in the last eight days.. Kimberly Driscoll were sworn in and the process made history as the first Massachusetts all woman executive office team in state history. THE LONG VIEW: Zelenskyys emotional appeal prompted members of the Bay State's congressional delegation to say the U.S. is with Ukraine for the long haul. Last week, former state Sen. Benjamin Downing announced that he was withdrawing from the race, citing a lack of funds to continue. For Black and Hispanic women, the wage gap is more than 50 cents per dollar earned by a white man., As Omicron looms, Mayor Wu turns City Hall into a mass vaccination site, by Milton J. Valencia and Julia Carlin, Boston Globe: City Hall opened its doors Thursday to offer residents COVID-19 vaccinations, including booster shots, in a first-of-its-kind clinic to help combat a spike in cases and fears of the new, possibly more transmissible Omicron variant. Mary Beckman, a Beacon Hill veteran who recently served as the chief of the Health Care and Fair Competition Bureau in Healey's attorney general office, will run the largest secretariat in Massachusetts on an interim basis until a more permanent secretary of health and human services is named, Healey's team announced Wednesday afternoon. By signing up you agree to allow POLITICO to collect your user information and use it to better recommend content to you, send you email newsletters or updates from POLITICO, and share insights based on aggregated user information. Babson Colleges Peter Cohan talks inflation and economic recovery on WBZs Keller @ Large at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Please make sure that the email address you typed in is valid, Playbook first reported Myers role in December, View all our politics and policy newsletters, Massachusetts Playbook - POLITICO Archive, View the Full Massachusetts Playbook Archives . Locke came and went without making any public statement about the visit or its purpose. Acting Mayor Kim Janey and Mayor-elect Michelle Wu met after the Nov. 2 election. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Former Healey aide Mike Firestone will join the Wu administration as chief of policy and strategic planning. Smith and host Lisa Kashinsky talk about the wild week in #mapoli. Photo by Bethany Versoy, courtesy of the Healey campaign. This war could drag on, Keating warned. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a run for governor on Thursday, a decision that comes weeks after popular Republican Gov. NEW HORSE RACE ALERT: WHAT'S IN THE ARPA SPENDING BILL? Tweet. Together, we can create a more connected and informed world. THIS WEEKEND Rep. Jake Auchincloss hosts a town hall in Brookline at 2 p.m. Saturday. Maura and Kim are building a team that will bring everyone together and deliver for the people of Massachusetts. Massachusetts secured a record $307.5 million for LIHEAP in fiscal 2022, funded partly through ARPA. Maura Healey will be the first woman elected governor of Massachusetts and one of the nations first openly lesbian politicians to ever serve as a states chief executive. MORE: LGBTQ rights wins, losses on election night highlight ongoing battle GMA3: Welcome A cause youre promoting? "Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sues Aspen Dental, which has offices in Springfield and Pittsfield, for deceptive advertising," by Alison Kuznitz, MassLive. Now with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over its future, waiting along with the rest of the city for Wus appointment of a cabinet-level chief of planning, the agency continues to drive new construction starts across the city., "Reforming the Boston police has been a hard fought, uphill series of battles over the last 50 years," by Saraya Wintersmith, GBH News: "As mayor, [Michelle] Wu has refrained from spelling out specific reforms, but has made clear her intent to hire a reform-minded commissioner. New York City Mayor Eric Adams will be our featured speaker. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you! Listen Live: Classic and Contemporary Celtic, Listen Live: Cape, Coast and Islands NPR Station. Groups see a freedom, pro-energy movement building in New England. Healey For Governor Healeys team confirmed Myers hiring when asked by POLITICO but declined to confirm if Healey is running for governor. Deval Patrick and four former state attorneys general. You can unsubscribe at any time and can contact us here. Marylou Sudders, the secretary of health and human services for all eight years of the Baker administration, is going to serve as a temporary advisor to the incoming Healey administration to help arrange a smooth transition at the executive office that says its services "directly touch the lives of slightly more than 1 in 4 residents in the Commonwealth some of our most vulnerable children, youth, adults, and elders.". She worked with Boston Turnout Project's IEPAC in support of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's campaign and is a partner at MZL Media. Gov. The result: The bulk of arts funding in the huge spending bill is tied up in local earmarks, only a small percentage of which are geared toward organizations led by or primarily serving people of color., COVID field hospitals not needed in Massachusetts for now to handle holiday surge, Gov. Jason Snyder, tapped Wednesday to run the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, has spent about 10 years at Harvard University, serving as its chief technology officer since 2015. On Saturday, she campaigned for the first time with current Attorney General Maura Healey, a Democrat who would become the first woman elected as governor and Here are the appointments she made on Wednesday: Yvonne Hao, Healey's pick to lead the Executive Office of Economic Development, co-founded and held top roles at the investment firm Cove Hill Partners and was an operating partner at Pillar Ventures. DOWNLOAD THE POLITICO MOBILE APP: Stay up to speed with the newly updated POLITICO mobile app, featuring timely political news, insights and analysis from the best journalists in the business. Im the most qualified person who has the strongest relationships with other electeds from her days as an organizer successfully pushing for a domestic workers bill of rights, to her years as a city councilor. At Harvard, she captained the womens varsity team and started at point guard. We have to be committed to the long term, Rep. Jake Auchincloss told Playbook. Charlie Baker said he wouldnt seek a third term, Healey was viewed as the Democrat best situated to beat him, an assessment reenforced by multiple polls. You will now start receiving email updates. According to Healey's team, 91% of donors contributing to the attorney general's political committee were from Massachusetts. Notably, she pledged to abolish the BPDA, which would require state legislation. But in the end, the race wasnt even close. The special election to succeed state Sen. Joe Boncore has turned into a knock-down, drag-out fight between progressive Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards and moderate Revere School Committee member Anthony DAmbrosio thats pitting city against city with Winthrop and a slice of Cambridge caught in between. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Researchers analyzed compensation data for 14% of the region's full-time employees. DAmbrosio dismissed it as her campaign getting desperate., DAmbrosio says his mailers are not nasty but are setting the record straight. Edwards says you dont spend [money] putting out someone elses name in a negative way if youre not scared of them.. Lisa Kashinsky's must-read rundown of what's up on Beacon Hill and beyond. In retrospect, the photo-op seems to have been inevitable. Boston needs to lead the way in closing vaccination gaps, in getting people boosted, Mayor Michelle Wu said Thursday, moments after receiving a booster dose of the Moderna vaccine in her left arm. If you want to make sure you have the necessary supplies on hand to treat a future breakout, acne patches are the answer. It's the same role she filled for Healey at the attorney general's office. But a few years ago, when Healey first ran for attorney general, she had to overcome widespread opposition from the state's Democratic political establishment to get the job. It was also extremely effective. With your support, GBH will continue to innovate, inspire and connect through reporting you value that meets todays moments. DOWNLOAD FOR iOS DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROID. DAmbrosios sent out multiple mailers attacking Edwards, most recently claiming she tried to evict tenants from a home she once owned with her former husband, which Edwards denies. Hao lives in Williamstown and Cambridge. She has a tremendous team of staff and volunteers ready to put in the work to earn every vote I cant wait to get started.. On or about the time I get a letter or communication from the District Attorney about her move into any position in the U.S. Attorneys Office, well make an appointment, Baker said at a Thursday press conference., Maura Healeys longtime residence, campaign main address sells for $2.8 million, by Erin Tiernan, Boston Herald: The address of Attorney General Maura Healeys former campaign main address, a home owned by her longtime partner, sold in late November for $2.8 million a tidy increase from the $1.42 million the home sold for in 2010, records show. The haul brings her campaign account's balance to $3,666,104. She also tried out for the U.S. womens national team as a high school student, did it again after graduating from Harvard, and played professionally in Austria for two years. The sleek and navigable design offers a convenient way to access POLITICO's scoops and groundbreaking reporting. Contact Jesse Shapiro to find out how: [emailprotected]. But the Yale- and University of Cambridge-educated DAmbrosio tends to push all that to the background and talks more about his familys Italian-immigrant roots, his organic movement he had an off-screen cheering section during a MassVOTE virtual forum Wednesday and his desire to shake up Beacon Hill leaders he says are asleep at the wheel navigating the pandemic. Growing up the eldest of five kids raised by her mom, Maura learned the value of teamwork, sacrifice, and hard work. Maura Healey has spent her career standing up for the people of Massachusetts and pursuing justice and equality. Shes running for Governor to bring people together and expand economic opportunities for everyone in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Gov.-Elect Maura Healey revealed details about her approaches to several significant challenges facing the state and her upcoming administration on Friday. His strong organizing background and commitment Dont miss out on the app you can rely on for the news you need, reimagined. of Health and Human Services. The Worcester resident was one of many attendees at a Worcester Human Rights Commission meeting earlier this month petitioning for the decriminalization of entheogenic plants and fungi- natural psychedelics., Proposal would ban 'divisive concepts' in Mansfeld schools, by Tom Reilly, The Sun Chronicle: A proposed town meeting article would ask voters to prohibit the teaching of divisive concepts about race and sex in Mansfield public schools, an initiative that echoes similar moves that have been made states nationwide. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (User Agreement updated 1/1/21. But back in 2014, when she first ran for attorney general, Healey started out as an afterthought. Maura grew up the eldest of five siblings raised by their mom Tracy, a school nurse, on a farm in New Hampshire. ", Massachusetts lawmakers moving to make hair discrimination illegal, by Matt Stout, Boston Globe: The Massachusetts House on Thursday is expected to vote on legislation that would ban discrimination on the basis of a persons natural hairstyle, including protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, or twists. She is in the pockets of liberal special interests.. AG Maura Healey has named Jason Burrell as her campaign manager in the race for Massachusetts governor. Email me: [emailprotected]. Here's a refresher on that contest, and other significant parts of Healey's biography. Deval Patrick's two terms in office, the Healey team said. [In a press conference Wednesday, state AG hopeful Shannon] Liss-Riordan said that if elected she wouldnt expect the attorney generals staff to work in an unsafe building like the Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse., Name that plan!

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