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(Boston Orange編譯) 現在距離2022年11月8日即將舉行的麻州州長大選,剛好一年。已經公開表態要參選州長職位的民主、共和2黨黨員,加起來至少6個人,但是麻州現任州長查理貝克 (Charlie Baker) 到底會不會尋求第三度連任,暫時還是沒答案。
7日早上,當查理貝克上WCVB電視台的「記錄在案 (On The Record) 」節目時,主持人Ed
Harding 和五沅媚 (Janet Wu) 逼問他未來如何打算。
查理貝克卻還是說,「哦,就像我以前說過的,我專心做我有的工作,我的時間一直花在那上面」。查理貝克也說,如果他再參選,儘管他和麻州共和黨領導層的關係有裂痕,他還是會以共和黨身份參選。
他說,在麻州,他是”威廉威爾德(Bill Weld)共和黨”,他一直都是,而且在過去這40年來的好時光中,披著這樣的外衣,他也一直都覺得很舒服。他形容作為州長是他曾有的最大榮耀,最大機會,最辛苦,但在許多方面來說也是他曾有過的最好工作。
在這節目的泛談中,查理貝克還說,關於麻州收到,來自美國援救計劃法
(American Rescue Plan Act) 的50億元如何分配一事,他預期麻州議會將交給他一項法案。
他說,「那是數額很大的一筆錢」。他說他很感謝議會的工作,但指出他的辦公室5月時就提出了該如何用這筆錢的其中一半的計畫。「坦白說,其中有些東西我希望我們已經開始在那方面花錢………項就業培訓,奠立技能,認證,因為由於新冠病毒大流行的結果,有很多人的工作可能消失了,而我們希望幫他們找到下一份工作。
談到波士頓候任市長吳弭所提出,那些需要州政府同意的那些計畫,例如在波士頓重新實施租金控制,廢除MBTA車費等,他的立場如何時,查理貝克重申兩項他都反對。
查理貝克說他不會抹煞關於麻州房價高漲,可能有些方法因應的看法。關於控制價格,他最大的顧慮是價格控制通常意味著短缺,而他想要直接深入他認為房屋上的最大問題,那就是沒有足夠的房屋。
查理貝克還說,他不相信MBTA免費作法應該由州政府來資助。他說,有人得從某些人那兒擠出一大筆錢,「我確實認為波士頓市願意付錢來讓波士頓居民有免費的地鐵系統(T)。我猜這當然值得討論」。
根據「選票百科
(Ballotpedia) 」,已經表態要參選下屆麻州州長的人,共和黨有曾任麻州眾議員的Geoff Diehl,民主黨有現任麻州參議員陳翟蘇妮 (Sonia Chang Diaz ),曾任麻州參議員的Benjamin
Downing,哈佛大學政治學教授Danielle Allen,為警察及消防員籌款的Scott
Donohue,以及已宣佈要參選,但似乎還沒人知道他是誰的Orlando Silva。
Attorney General Maura Healey and Unite Local 26 endorse Lydia Edwards
Over 100 volunteers rally and hit the streets for Lydia for Senate
EAST BOSTON – Today Attorney General Maura Healey endorsed Lydia Edwards for Senate with a canvass kick-off at Lopresti Park in East Boston. The campaign was joined by Unite Local 26, which also formally endorsed Edwards today. Members and over 100 volunteers rallied their support and then hit the doors to ask voters across the district to cast their ballots for Lydia Edwards for Senate on December 14, 2021.
“Lydia always shows up for the people she serves, but most importantly, Lydia knows that good change comes from public policy rooted in humanity. It's not enough to protect workers' wages; she protects their dignity,” said Attorney General Healey. “No one will fight harder for this District than Lydia Edwards. This election matters and we’ll do everything we can to make sure she wins on December 14.”
Standing with Edwards and Attorney General Healey were dozens of members from UNITE HERE Local 26, representing workers in the hospitality industries of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “For our members to recover from the pandemic, we need to elect Lydia Edwards to State Senate,” said UNITE HERE Local 26 President Carlos Aramayo. “We have six weeks to change the lives of generations in Massachusetts with the courage and commitment of Lydia Edwards. When we endorse, we put in the work and we will be getting out the vote – for our moms, our kids, and our future.”
Edwards was also joined by City Council colleagues Kenzie Bok and Ed Flynn, as well as State Representative Nika Elugardo. A number of organizations joined the rally and hit the streets in Winthrop, Revere, Boston and Cambridge, including: OPEIU Local 453; the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters; UFCW Local 1445; Iron Workers Local 7; Teamsters Local 25; IBEW Local 103; SEIU 509; Massachusetts Nurses Association; the Brazilian Workers Center; and the Chinese Progressive Association.
UNITE HERE Local 26 represents workers in the hospitality industries of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Its members work in Boston and Providence’s best hotels, restaurants, and university dining halls in addition to the Boston Convention Centers, Fenway Park and Logan International Airport. Local 26 members clean hotel rooms, greet guests, and prepare and serve food for hundreds of thousands of travelers to Boston and the northeast.
Prior to entering the City Council, Councilor Edwards worked extensively in the legal field serving as a judicial law clerk with the Massachusetts Superior Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Edwards worked as a public interest attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services focusing on labor issues such as fighting for access to unemployment insurance, back wages, fair treatment for domestic workers and combating human trafficking. She served as the statewide campaign coordinator for the Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers, which advocated for the passage of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. In 2015, she was named Bostonian of the Year by the Boston Globe.
Lydia Edwards is a candidate for State Senate representing the First Suffolk and Middlesex District, following the departure of Senator Joseph A. Boncore. For a full and up-to-date list of endorsements, visit: LydiaEdwards.org/endorsements.