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Morning Digest: Republican who opposed remap retires one day after new gerrymander unveiled

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  Well, they’re touching the Jimmy Kimmel stove again. Unchastened by their last, disastrous attempt to cancel the late-night host, MAGAworld is once again cranking into high gear to get Kimmel fired. Not only has Melania Trump demanded that Disney-owned ABC boot him for a joke she didn’t like, but the FCC just announced an early review of every broadcast license for stations owned by the network. It’s not hard to see what they’re trying to do. Last time, though, it went very poorly both for the Trump administration, which gleefully threatened Kimmel’s career after he dared to dissent from MAGA’s preferred narrative about Charlie Kirk, and Disney, which suspended him in an act of naked cowardice. Inside of a week, though, Disney was forced to reverse itself and reinstate Kimmel after a cavalcade of criticism. This time, at least, it appears that Disney is resisting the latest calls to sack Kimmel, but that doesn’t make what’s happening here any less dangerous—and it doesn’t mean we...
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New York Times

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  Elissa was featured in a recent article for the New York Times. It talks about the recent phenomenon of "prediction markets" and political insiders profiting off non-public information. We've included the article below. Thank you for taking a few minutes to read up on this issue and what Elissa is doing about it. NYT: Trump Says He Dislikes Prediction Markets. His Family Invests in Them. When a U.S. soldier was indicted on Thursday on charges of using classified information to place prediction market bets, it seemed to confirm President Trump’s lament just hours before that “the whole world unfortunately has become somewhat of a casino.” “I was never much in favor of it,” Mr. Trump said from the Oval Office, when asked about concerns that federal employees might be leveraging insider information on the prediction markets. “I don’t like it conceptually. It is what it is. I’m not happy with any of that stuff.” Yet Mr. Trump and his family stand to profit from the very sa...
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Most low-income tenants have no lawyer in eviction cases. A state initiative is trying to change that.

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  New from  CommonWealth Beacon BIDING TIME:  After missing a 2021 target  to join  a federal program that offers insurance discounts on flood insurance in municipalities taking steps to reduce flood risk, Boston’s newly released climate action plan sets a new goal to apply by 2030. Jordan Wolman has more. CLEAN WATER:  Lynn now has completed a  $120 million project  that separates the city’s stormwater and sewer systems in West Lynn – one of multiple citywide efforts to restore Lynn’s long-polluted waterfront and unlock investment. Hallie Claflin has the details. OPINION:  Too many policymakers in Massachusetts are being timid about smart environmental policy, writes Mariella Puerto, interim vice president for strategy and programs and director of climate at the Barr Foundation. She says  now is the time  to double down on Mass Save, the state’s landmark energy efficiency program, not backtrack.   Most low-income tenants have no la...
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