| | | | |  | | By Kelly Garrity and Lisa Kashinsky | | Presented by |  | | | READING THEIR RECEIPTS — Republican Senate hopeful Ian Cain may be a newcomer to the GOP, but at least he’s Bay State born and bred. And that, his supporters argued on a radio show last week, is more than his main Republican rival, John Deaton, and the Democrat they’re looking to unseat, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, can say. It’s not a new argument against Deaton, a Detroit native who moved to Swansea from Rhode Island shortly before jumping into the race. Nor is it one against Warren, who was born in Oklahoma before bouncing around and landing in the Bay State decades ago. But while Warren and Deaton might not have been raised in Massachusetts, their campaign cash is.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren at her reelection campaign kickoff last year in Boston. | Charles Krupa/AP | Both candidates have raked in more money from Massachusetts than from any other single state, according to a review of their federal campaign finance reports. Of the more than $360,000 Deaton raised in the first six weeks of his bid (beyond the $1 million he loaned himself), nearly $27,000 of it came from Bay State donors. And the $5 million Warren has hauled in so far this cycle includes nearly $700,000 from in-state supporters. Now, both of their bids are still being boosted by out-of-state donors. Warren has netted $442,000 from California residents, followed by more than $190,000 from New York. And she’s raised money from every single state this cycle. Deaton saw his next-highest hauls from Florida ($25,800) and New York ($23,800). And he’s raised at least some money from all but nine states. But the ability to attract national dollars isn’t a bad thing in a race that’s going to require a lot of money. That’s particularly true for Deaton and Cain, two virtual unknowns among Massachusetts voters (according to one recent poll) who will have to duke it out in a primary before even getting the chance to go up against fundraising juggernaut Warren, who’s already leveraged her national network to build a $4.4 million war chest. We’ll see in July, when the next batch of quarterly finance reports — and Cain’s first — are due, whether either candidate will have financial stamina against her. GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Speaking of Bay State roots: Guster is playing Somerville's Porchfest on Saturday. Yes, really. TODAY — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark speak at AIM’s annual meeting starting at 8 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Driscoll visits public housing developments at noon in Boston and speaks at the Horizons for Homeless Children Sunset Soiree at 7 p.m. at the JFK Library. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey join a press conference on a new climate report at noon at the IBEW Local 103. Auditor Diana DiZoglio attends a Merrimack Valley Chamber awards breakfast at 8 a.m. in Andover. THIS WEEKEND — Massachusetts Municipal Association chief Adam Chapdelaine is on WBZ’s “Keller @ Large” at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Gov. Maura Healey is on WCVB’s “On the Record” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Tips? Scoops? Porchfest recs? Email us: kgarrity@politico.com and lkashinsky@politico.com.
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| | FROM THE HUB | | — “Massachusetts real estate transfer fees could lead to losses in Boston, other cities, towns: report,” by Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald: “A new report on real estate transfer fees indicates that Boston and other Massachusetts communities could lose up to 60 cents for every dollar in new taxes collected if they win state approval and go forward with implementation. The Greater Boston Real Estate Board [which opposes the concept], in partnership with the Building Owners and Managers Association and Tufts University, highlighted the finding in a report issued Thursday, urging state lawmakers to pursue alternative housing solutions.”
| | | | A message from NextEra Energy:   | | | | | YAHD SIGNS AND BUMPAH STICKAHS | | FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — State Sen. Jamie Eldridge is endorsing Allison Cartwright for Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court clerk, the latest in a growing list of senators to announce support for the longtime attorney. NO DIEHL — After dancing around a state Senate bid, former state Rep. Geoff Diehl didn’t submit the signatures he needed to get on the ballot before the filing deadline passed, according to the Boston Herald’s Howie Carr.
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Three pro-Palestinian demonstrators sit in the entrance to the Stata Center garage at MIT, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. | Josh Reynolds/AP | POLICE MOVE ON MIT — Hours after police clashed with protesters who were blocking a street near MIT's Stata Center, roughly 100 officers, including state police in riot gear, arrived early Friday morning on campus to clear out the pro-Palestinian encampment on Kresge Lawn, The Boston Globe reports. — “UMass graduation speaker Colson Whitehead pulls out over quashed campus protest,” by Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire Gazette: “Disturbed by the arrests of 132 protesters on the University of Massachusetts campus this week during a pro-Palestinian encampment, Colson Whitehead, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the undergraduate commencement on May 18, is declining the invitation.” RELATED — “UMass student gov votes 'no confidence' in Reyes, as McGovern says protest arrests 'very concerning',” by Sam Hudzik, New England Public Media: “‘I regret that police were brought onto the campus and all the arrests that happened. I'm a strong believer in the right to peaceful protest. It's a hallmark of our history,’ [Rep. Jim] McGovern said.” MEANWHILE — Rep. Jake Auchincloss said in a statement Thursday that there “must be no daylight between Israel and the United States on security” and that it’s “regrettable” that President Joe Biden’s move to withhold some weapons from Israel has “created the perception of divergence.” He offers some recommendations for Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
| | FROM THE DELEGATION | | — “Sen. Warren, Rep. Pressley back bill tackling maternal mortality,” by John L. Micek, MassLive. — “Lori Trahan delivers nearly $8M in HUD funding to 3rd District,” by Melanie Gilbert, The Lowell Sun.
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| | | THE LOCAL ANGLE | | | — “Cambridge moves toward elimination of single family–only zoning,” by Craig LeMoult, GBH News: “Cambridge City Council's housing committee voted Wednesday to draft reforms to the city's zoning regulations that would, among other reforms, allow multi-family homes in all neighborhoods. Currently, apartment buildings are prohibited in many areas of the city. Those single- and two-family home restrictions are most prevalent in West Cambridge, North Cambridge and Neighborhood Nine.” — “Auburn water supply foreman faces possible ethics violation for accepting paid ski trips,” by Kinga Borondy, Telegram & Gazette: “The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division alleges an Auburn Water District operations manager violated conflict-of-interest law by accepting two free ski trips from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. … Six other municipal officials, currently or formerly employed in Sudbury, Salem, Franklin, Danvers, Natick and Southampton, admitted to accepting paid trips to Vermont and Maine and other valuable gifts from an Alabama-based maker of water meters or its sole New England distributor.”
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