The Senate’s point person on climate change legislation said he doesn’t know where Gov. Charlie Baker came up with his estimate that the Legislature’s target for emissions reductions in 2030 […]
Baker under fire on climate bill
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Baker under fire on climate change bill
The Senate’s point person on climate change legislation said he doesn’t know where Gov. Charlie Baker came up with his estimate that the Legislature’s target for emissions reductions in 2030 […]
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Questions on Baker’s $6b climate change cost estimate
The Senate’s point person on climate change legislation said he doesn’t know where Gov. Charlie Baker came up with his estimate that the Legislature’s target for emissions reductions in 2030 […]
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Questions on Baker’s $6b climate change cost estimate
THE SENATE’S POINT person on climate change legislation said he doesn’t know where Gov. Charlie Baker came up with his estimate that the Legislature’s target for emissions reductions in 2030 […]
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Debunking Baker’s 6 reasons for climate veto
ON THURSDAY, Gov. Charlie Baker announced he would veto the Next Generation Road Map climate bill, a bill that would take a big step forward in advancing Massachusetts’ response to […]
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Teachers want to move ahead in vaccine line
K-12 EDUCATORS are pushing to move ahead in the line for COVID-19 vaccinations, saying they deserve to get their shots sooner because of their jobs dealing directly with students. Teachers […]
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A new women’s prison would be a mistake
THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION announced recently that it will suspend operations at Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Shirley and South Middlesex Correctional Center in the wake of high rates of COVID-19 infections and […]
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What are you going to do?
WERE YOU SHOCKED by the events in Washington DC, when pro-Trump demonstrators, urged on by the president himself, breached the US Capital and unleashed mayhem in a final desperate attempt […]
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Questions, options in wake of insurrection
LIKE MOST AMERICANS, I sat in front of my television last week transfixed by what was happening in Washington, DC. I frantically switched from CNN to MSNBC to Fox News […]
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Baker vetoes key policy initiatives in transportation bond bill
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER signed the Legislature’s transportation bond bill into law on Friday, but used his line-item veto to remove proposals raising fees on Uber and Lyft rides, establishing means-tested […]
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Tax revenues expected to grow by 3.5 percent next year
TAX REVENUES IN Massachusetts are coming in higher than anticipated this year – and are expected to grow by 3.5 percent next year, the state’s top budget-writers said Friday. Despite […]
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Reform advocates will press for changes in House rules
WHEN THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE sets its rules for the new two-year session, a group of advocates and lawmakers will renew their attempts to introduce more transparency into frequently opaque House […]
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Reform advocates will press for changes in House rules
WHEN THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE sets its rules for the new two-year session, a group of advocates and lawmakers will renew their attempts to introduce more transparency into frequently opaque House […]
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In veto letter, Baker objects to a lot in climate change bill
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Thursday “reluctantly” vetoed a sweeping climate change bill sent to him by the Legislature, saying there were a number of provisions in the legislation “to which […]
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Baker signs $626 million economic development bill
Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed a $626 million economic development bond bill, which will provide money for a variety of COVID-19 relief funds as well as […]
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Vaccine shipments slow; high-risk communities rise
THE NUMBER of communities considered high-risk for COVID-19 continued to creep up on Thursday, even as the shipment of vaccines to Massachusetts appeared to be slowing. In the state’s weekly […]
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Proposed Uber, Lyft fees could raise up to $112m
NEW FEES on Uber and Lyft rides contained in the transportation bond bill sitting on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk could raise somewhere between $56 million and $112 million, according to […]
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Bill would let hotels assess guest fee
FED UP WITH what they see as years of state underfunding of tourism, some local tourism officials and hoteliers want to collect marketing money on their own – by charging […]
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Distribution of housing assistance funds lagging
DESPITE EFFORTS to bolster staffing, the Baker administration is having trouble getting housing assistance funds to families facing eviction. According to state officials, $22.6 million of the $100 million available […]
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Baker takes heat on vaccine rollout
Gov. Charlie Baker gave an impassioned response on Wednesday to reporters’ questions about who should be prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. With the vaccine rollout moving ahead slowly and […]
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Baker takes heat on vaccine rollout
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER gave an impassioned response on Wednesday to reporters’ questions about who should be prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. With the vaccine rollout moving ahead slowly and […]
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Baker to sign bill on emergency room access
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER is planning a private ceremony on Friday to sign Laura’s Law, a bill requiring hospitals to make their emergency rooms more easily accessible, with signage and lighting. […]
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For Baker, crunch time on climate change
LAST WEEK, a bipartisan climate bill passed with overwhelming majorities in the Massachusetts House and Senate. Gov. Charlie Baker now has to choose – by Thursday at midnight – between cementing his and […]
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On climate change bill, it might be ‘groundhog day’
THE LEADERS of the House and Senate on Wednesday put pressure on Gov. Charlie Baker to sign a climate change bill into law by warning him that the two branches […]