These Are The Important People: The HUB

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Good morning, Boston! Today is Wednesday, April 28. We're talking a potential U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, not a potential Mayor Nick Collins and that big ol' Boston budget.

But first...

I was No. 101, I swear!

Boston Magazine yesterday dropped its "100 Most Influential Bostonians" list, an annual must-read. I'll keep this section short today because I don't want to spoil anything — jump over there and check out the list.

I will say, it's a little bogus Tom Brady came in at No. 100. Hard to argue with the rest.

Check it out

Well this is news. The Boston Globe's Andrea Estes reports Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins is undergoing FBI background checks, which Estes said is a precursor to her being nominated to be the next U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.

I love when people say everyone wants them to run for mayor but they aren't going to. Anyways, State Sen. Nick Collins said yesterday everyone wants him to run for mayor but he's not going to. "After much encouragement and consideration and discussion with my family, I've decided I will not be a candidate for mayor," the Boston Democrat said in a statement.

And for those who are running for mayor, there's a $3.75 million budget to weigh in on. Saraya Wintersmith at GBH has an interesting piece on how the budget — proposed by Acting Mayor Kim Janey but with sizable Walsh administration fingerprints — is becoming a political battleground.

What I'm reading today: How about what I'm writing today instead? Last night I covered Wakefield's annual Town Election. What's interesting is there was a nonbinding vote for whether residents wanted to keep the Warrior logo, deemed by many to be offensive to Native Americans. The voters last night broke in favor of keeping the logo — but the School Committee already voted last month to drop it.

Weather

The National Weather Service says: During the day — A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. At night — Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Have a swell Wednesday.

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