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NEW: The militarization of American cities isn’t happening with a parade of tanks. It’s a slow drip of troop deployments that are probing courts’ willingness to give unlimited deference to the commander in chief — and testing workarounds when they don’t.

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NEW: Mayor Wu elevates Clare Kelly, director of intergovernmental relations, to chief of staff

Kelly starts in new job Nov. 17

Tiffany Chu, chief of staff since Feb. 2022, transitioning out, plans sabbatical and spending time with family

SJC justice rules in Winthrop recall fight, but MBTA Communities battles continue Plus: Wu headlines fundraiser, Dem governors in Boston and more in Political Intel

We made it to Friday, folks

In today's @MASSterList:

🗳 Recall denied
🗞 Political Intel
📺 Who's on the Sunday shows
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Inside the not-so-trivial pursuit of Hasbro

Inside the not-so-trivial pursuit of Hasbro
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The word "about" should be in there somewhere

I asked Rep. Ayanna Pressley renewed chatter in her district that she is considering running for U.S. Senate against Ed Markey

Healey meets with Trump energy chief during tour of fusion facility

Gov. Healey's private power meeting

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The Boston Private Industry Council turns to steady hand

The Boston Private Industry Council turns to steady hand
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Eastern Bank’s Rivers: ‘We just have to get more serious’ about housing Plus: Another endorsement for Markey and more in this week’s Political Intel

Bob Rivers sounds the alarm
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Amid Applegreen affair, lawmakers leave other stones unturned

The dog that didn't bark
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Must've compared notes with his neighbor Jonathan Kraft

A seat at the online gambling table

A seat at the online gambling table
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Poking at Prop 2 1⁄2 Plus: Healey-backed nonprofit One Commonwealth launches ad campaign

Poking at Prop 2 1⁄2

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Next stop for Allston megaproject includes ‘strategic review’ Plus: Political Intel returns...

🚗 🛣🚂 Skidding into Friday

In today's MASSterList: What's next for the multibillion dollar Allston megaproject

Plus: Political Intel returns, with a look at Everett and an energy sector move

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Healey would rather not talk about proposed changes to state seal and flag

Flag flap
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A real estate mogul weighs gubernatorial run as Doug Rubin and George Regan help out

The political adviser assisting a real estate mogul's possible run for governor
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He's running

MBTA Communities law looms large in Winthrop recall effort

MBTA Communities law looms large in Winthrop recall effort
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A YIMBY super PAC enters the arena

I wrote about the super PAC a month or so ago...

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Abundant Housing Mass., which has its own super PAC, announced its endorsement today, following Environmental League of Mass. model

Dueling fundraisers on tap for tomorrow

Mayor Wu headlining Santana event downtown

Fmr Mayor Walsh headlining Baker event in Dorchester

Keller on the wreck of the Josh Kraft campaign Plus: Wu reveals her at-large ballot

NEW: In a call with key supporters late Friday afternoon, Mayor Wu revealed her City Council at-large picks

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This whole thing is going to be a heck of a trivia item in a few years

Domingos DaRosa did not get 3,000 votes

The caveat here is state law says the withdrawn nominee would be replaced by candidate with the next highest number of votes but only if that candidate received a number of votes in prelim at least equal to number of signatures required by law to place their name on the prelim

From Boston Election Dept just now:

"Today the Election Department received a formal withdrawal of nomination from mayoral candidate Josh Kraft. The November Municipal Election Ballot will be updated in accordance with state law."

Not doable

Not doable

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Statement from Mayor Wu

Kraft releases letter to supporters