Article snippet: Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera is crossing party lines to back the governor in his reelection bid, delivering the Republican an early endorsement. Capital Source Baker’s aides were quick to push back at any notion there was a line between the donations and his justifying the cost of Vertex’s drugs. Capital Source Students from Somerville High School and other area schools orchestrated an old-fashioned phonebank blitz to push a gun-control bill Wednesday. Capital Source State Representative Geoff Diehl’s campaign said he has raised the most funds so far this year. capital source The former chief of staff to Mayor Martin Walsh raised more than $900,000 in the first quarter of the year. John Kingston, who is facing faces an April 28 Republican convention to get on the primary ballot, tore up his party registration after Trump got the nomination in 2016. Capital Source State Senator Joseph Boncore will not run for Suffolk district attorney. Neither will City Councilor Michael Flaherty. Capital Source Alex Goldstein was press secretary for Deval Patrick during his 2010 gubernatorial campaign. Herbie Ziskend’s baseball glove won’t make it into Barack Obama’s presidential library. Instead, it sits in a less august place of honor — Ziskend’s alma mater. capital source The top attorney for the chamber — which enjoys an exemption from public records law — is refusing a Globe request for copies of any of the 33 written agreements. Ground Game The multi-stop to... Link to the full article to read more