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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mass. governor's race intensifies as GOP candidates seize on LA protests
If you're a member of the Bay State's political and chattering class, and you needed a reminder that Massachusetts is officially in the thick of a gubernatorial campaign season, then you didn't have to look much further than your email inbox on Monday. There, you would have found dueling press releases from Mike Kennealy and Brian Shortsleeve, the two former Baker administration officials dueling for the GOP nomination for the Corner Office in 2026. The target, inevitably, was Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, who'd signed onto a statement with her fellow Democratic governors criticizing the Trump administration's decision to federalize National Guard forces in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles. The statement, issued through the Democratic Governors Association, took the Republican White House to task for its unusual decision to sidestep Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom when it called in the National Guard — which 700 U.S. Marines have since supplemented. The White House's end-run was 'an alarming abuse of power. Governors are the commanders-in-chief of their National Guard, and activating them within their own borders without consulting or working with a state's governor is ineffective and dangerous,' the DGA's statement asserted. Kennealy, who served as Baker's housing and economic development czar, was first out of the gate at little after 4 p.m., arguing that, by opposing the federal response, the Democratic incumbent was 'legitimizing criminal behavior under the guise of protest.' Shortsleeve, who ran the MBTA under Baker, followed up around 6:30 p.m. He got in a similar shot, condemning Healey for appearing to side with 'rioting protesters waving foreign flags' who were 'violently attacking American law enforcement officers.' Shortsleeve also slammed Healey for her management of the state's hugely expensive migrant crisis and, by implication, her criticism of the aggressive tactics of federal immigration agents as they've rounded up undocumented people across the state. 'If cooperation between the federal and state governments is what she wants, you wouldn't know it by her refusal to work in an orderly way to ensure criminal illegal immigrants in our state were delivered to federal law enforcement for deportation instead of released onto our streets,' Shortsleeve said. Kennealy, who didn't explicitly mention the migrant crisis, but who has been publicly critical, observed that 'when the federal government offers help to restore order and protect citizens, we take it — because doing the right thing for our people should always come before scoring partisan points.' Read More: Rümeysa Öztürk chose grace over bitterness. What we can learn | John L. Micek Taken together, the broadsides from the two Republican hopefuls were a reminder that the migrant crisis, which has subsided in its intensity, remains a potent line of attack, and that the Democratic incumbent remains vulnerable on the issue. More than half of respondents (52%) to a UMass Amherst/WCVB-TV poll in February, for instance, said they disapproved of the Arlington Democrat's management of the shelter crisis. Their mood was reflective of national trends. A broader UMass poll in April found Americans to be of 'two minds' on the issue, supporting a path to citizenship, even as they supported the White House's moves against migrants with criminal records. A CBS News poll completed before Saturday's unrest in Los Angeles, however, provided a reminder that public patience for the White House's tactics extends only so far. That's because support for enforcement against non-criminals drops off precipitously, the poll found. While 55% of respondents approved of Trump's deportation goals, only 44% approved of his approach to the deportation effort. Healey, in public appearances, repeatedly has drawn that line. She's stressed that she supports taking criminals off the streets, even as she's decried the apparent shroud of secrecy that's enveloped the apprehension of such noncriminal migrants as Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk and Milford High School student-athlete Marcelo Gomes da Silva. Read More: Gov. Healey demands answers after ICE arrests Mass. high school student 'This is part of the problem that we're seeing with ICE across the country. And certainly here in Massachusetts, people are being picked up. We have no information about their circumstances,' Healey said after an unrelated news conference at the State House last month. 'There have been real questions raised about due process and whether or not ICE and immigration officials are ... complying with due process here and in other states. And we need answers.' It's not clear, however, if the Massachusetts voters were grasping the subtlety of that policy fine line. An internal poll by Kennealy's campaign pointed to a similar vulnerability for Healey on immigration issues, The Boston Herald reported last month. And 49% of respondents to a University of New Hampshire poll last week said they approved of her job performance, compared to 45% who said they disapproved. With the poll's 3.3% margin of error, that's a statistical dead heat. Even still, Healey's loyalists pounced on the UNH canvass, dismissing it as an outlier, as they pointed to other public polling that showed her more broadly popular overall. 'Governor Healey is going to earn reelection because she understands Massachusetts people need someone who's going to fight to lower costs for them, going to fight to increase housing opportunities for them, going to fight back against Donald Trump,' state Democratic Party Chairperson Steve Kerrigan said during an interview on WBZ-TV's 'Keller @ Large' program that aired last weekend. 'And frankly, neither Mike Kennealy nor Brian Shortsleeve are willing to do any of that.' The lingering question is what happens if Massachusetts, which already has been targeted by the White House, finds itself facing a Los Angeles-style protest that results in Trump doing a gubernatorial end-run by federalizing the state National Guard or, at its extreme end, dispatching U.S. troops to Boston or some other city. If elected, would Kennealy or Shortsleeve acquiesce in the face of such an action? Or would they protest a usurpation of their executive authority? At that point, the question moves from political to practical. Healey staked out her territory with that DGA statement. The responses from Shortsleeve and Kennealy would speak volumes about how they intend to lead during what presumably would be the final two years of Trump's term. That's something that Massachusetts voters would have to decide for themselves. Which makes their answers bear watching. Can the Mass. GOP flip this Taunton state House seat? | Bay State Briefing Mass. lawmakers get bad grades on industry report card. But who's failing whom? | John L. Micek Math is hard. Midterm math is harder. The lessons Mass. needs to learn for 2026 | John L. Micek Read the original article on MassLive.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Morning brief podcast: Corner Office Conversation with Philippe Schaillee, Global CEO, Costa Coffee
Morning brief podcast (ET Bureau) Corner Office Conversation with Philippe Schaillee, Global CEO, Costa Coffee Ratna Bhushan | 23:41 Min | May 06, 2025, 8:18 AM IST LISTEN 23:41 LISTENING... India once seen as a tea stronghold is emerging as a dynamic market for premium coffee. One brand leveraging this pivot is Costa Coffee. The British coffee house has a strange business arrangement in India. Owned by Coke, its outlets are operated by Pepsi's biggest Indian bottler. Nevertheless and unfazed by growing competition from premium coffee names like Blue Tokai and Tim Hortons, Costa counts India as one of its top markets and wants to expand its footprint of 200 outlets in the near future. In this episode, Philippe Schaillee, Global CEO at Costa Coffee, talks to host Ratna Bhushan about how the legacy brand is blending tradition with the agility of a startup to win over a new generation of coffee enthusiasts. From Gen Z's growing appetite for cold brews and flavored options to navigating post-COVID inflation without compromising on quality, Philippe breaks down Costa's business strategy for a market that is really waking up and smelling the coffee. He sheds light on the company's city-focused growth strategy, the role of local partnerships, and what sets Costa apart in a fiercely competitive, youth-driven market. Stay tuned in as we explore What makes a coffee experience aspirational today? Can global brands win by going hyper-local? And is India the future powerhouse of the global coffee revolution?
New York Times
04-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
A Wider View Into the ‘Corner Office'
How do you become a chief executive? And what does it take to succeed once you get there? In 2009, the New York Times reporter Adam Bryant began Corner Office, a column that features interviews with business leaders, to answer such questions. In eight years, Mr. Bryant spoke with 525 executives for the column. David Gelles, who took over Corner Office in 2018, spoke with about 100 more before moving to The Times's Climate desk in 2022. The Corner Office had been vacant — until this spring, when a new writer, Jordyn Holman, stepped in. Before Ms. Holman joined The Times in 2022 to cover consumerism and the retail industry, she worked at Bloomberg News, where she also wrote for Businessweek, and made frequent appearances on Bloomberg TV, interviewing business leaders all along the way. Now, as new policies from the Trump administration cause economic turbulence, Ms. Holman is asking top executives how they're navigating a changing business landscape. 'There's a phrase that people say every year: 'It's never been more complicated to be a C.E.O.,'' Ms. Holman said in an interview. 'My thesis on this is that, in 2025, it really is the most complicated time.' Ms. Holman discussed the social role of businesses, the new perspective she brings to the column and what she hopes readers take away from her conversations. These are edited excerpts. What about this assignment appealed to you? I have always talked to C.E.O.s within my business reporting, but this gives me the opportunity to go deeper to really explain who these people are. I think, in 2025, a lot of people have questions about who's running the brands, who's behind the companies that they give their money to, or that they give their loyalty to in some form. This column gives me the opportunity to go to these companies and leaders and ask those questions that others have. What about the column's previous writers' approaches do you want to maintain? And is there anything new that you'd like to bring? In the past, the column began with the executive's life story and then you move into the business. For my iteration of the column, we're focusing initially on the most topical parts of the business and then backing into people's life story. We went with that route because I want the column to feel like it's entering a conversation that people are already having. But then we look back at this person and how they got to this point. Your previous reporting has often touched on the ways business intersects with race, gender and class. Chief executives of large American companies have historically skewed white, male and upper-class. Are these topics going to be reflected in your approach to the column? Absolutely. That has always been the lens I use with business reporting. When I was at Bloomberg, I was on their Equality team and was covering race, class and gender in corporate America. I think this Corner Office beat will now allow me to put that hat back on. I know that I'm going to ask different types of questions. I've lived all across the country. I grew up in Chicago, went to school in L.A., lived in the South for a bit, and I live in New York now. I want to make sure we're being geographically diverse, racially diverse, gender diverse. I will be bringing my past experiences, my worldview, into these conversations. Your latest interview — your second since taking the reins — is with Jonathan Neman, the chief executive of Sweetgreen. How did you choose him? Sweetgreen is known for having better-for-you ingredients, and now we're having a national conversation, spearheaded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., about better-for-you ingredients. Companies always want to stay out of politics, but what does it mean when your company's core values kind of hit up against a political conversation? I think that's inherently interesting. What are your hopes for the column as a whole? I hope it captures this moment of leadership. Right now, it feels like there are so many things to address. There's what's happening with tariffs that could cause more inflation. Could there be a recession? How do we talk about D.E.I.? A lot of people are afraid to speak out, or don't quite know what to say. I hope this column features people who are able to move through it and can explain how they do what they do in a very intense business, political and social environment. Do you think there are lessons or wisdom to be gained from these business leaders that people can use in other areas of their lives? Yes, we all have to make decisions. We all have our own stories, and I think what you see from these columns — the past ones, and what I hope to bring in this iteration — is that your upbringing, your experiences, your first internship, your first job, does add up to something. Everyone's story matters and can resonate with people.
