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POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 05/19/2021 07:41 AM EDT SCOOPLET: MAYPOLL — Boston mayoral candidate Jon Santiago tested voter sentiment recently regarding himself, former Mayor Marty Walsh and Democrats in the Massachusetts legislature, a source has confirmed. Scr...

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra Several people close to the HHS chief told Politico that while Becerra supported eventually raising the caps on refugees admitted to the U.S., he believed that such a decision should only be made when his agency had the appropriate resources to deal with the higher number of admissions. “He cares about raising the caps — but let’s take one challenge at a time,” one person close to Becerra told the news outlet. “Emotionally, he’s there. But he’s always a pragmatist." ADVERTISEMENT The secretary has also reportedly faced internal...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Google GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Happy Cinco de Mayo. MASSGOP HAS GEORGIA ON ITS MIND — What better way to recruit new members to the Massachusetts GOP than by bringing in a nationally known Democrat-turned-Republican...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Hello and happy Monday! I’m Lisa Kashinsky, the new author of Massachusetts Playbook. Some of you may recognize my byline from the Boston Herald, The Eagle-Tribune, Wicked Local and the Patriot Ledger. Yo...

US Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. (Twitter) Seattle continues to push resources into its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, with Mayor Jenny Durkan speaking Thursday to provide an update on the city’s progress. Durkan had previously set a goal for Seattle to become the first U.S. city to vaccinate 70% of its eligible adults. As of Thursday, Seattle has been making headway, with just one other city — San Francisco — pacing ahead of it. “When we opened our facilities, I said I wanted to be the first city in American to be fully vaccinated,” sh...