The Weekly Political Report is prepared by a political consulting group, Rasky/Baerlein, and shared with me by John Nunnari.
In Address to the House, Speaker Vows No New Taxes
In his speech delivered to the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday, Speaker Robert DeLeo started by stating the House’s proposed FY2013 budget will not rely on new taxes and fees in order to balance it. This stands in contrast to Governor Patrick’s proposal filed in January with $260 million of newly proposed taxes and fees. In his speech, Speaker DeLeo stated that predictability and consistency in the tax code is important. Speaker DeLeo told the members of the House that any changes to revenue policy “should be approached with extreme caution and should never be done piecemeal.”
Poll Shows Joseph Kennedy III as Top U.S. Representative Candidate
UMass Lowell and the Boston Herald conducted a poll of 408 registered voters from February 2nd to 4th and February 6th to 8th that revealed nearly three quarters of voters in the newly designed 4th Congressional District have a favorable opinion of Joseph Kennedy III, the son of former United States Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II and the grandson of Robert Kennedy. This is the first poll to show Kennedy’s appeal against likely Republican candidate Sean Bielat by a 60% to 28% margin. Joseph Kennedy III created an exploratory committee in January but has yet to officially announce his campaign.
Service Employees International Union Endorses Warren
Three days after endorsing Congressional candidate Joseph Kennedy III, Service Employees International Union, one of the state’s largest labor groups, has formally endorsed Democratic United States Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren. The union said its endorsement followed a February 4th candidate forum that Senator Scott Brown did not attend. An SEIU spokesman said Warren and Democratic primary rival Marisa DeFranco were given equal time during the forum, held at the Bayside Expo in Dorchester. In addition, SEIU has endorsed Joseph Kennedy III after a town hall meeting last weekend where he was the only Congressional candidate to attend.
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