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New Law Will Increase State's Reliance On Renewable Energy
Massachusetts will ramp up its reliance on renewable and alternative sources of energy under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker.The… -
Baker Intervenes With Governor's Council To Save Barnstable County Judicial Appointee (With Video)
The Governor’s Council narrowly approved Douglas Darnbrough for a Barnstable District Court judgeship on Wednesday after Gov. Charlie Baker was called to… -
Baker Signs Law To Close State's Gender Pay Gap
Just after 4 p.m. Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker put pen to paper and enshrined in law the notion that men and women performing the same work should be paid… -
Baker Veto Pen Poised To Puncture Lyme Disease Insurance Mandate
Gov. Charlie Baker has until midnight tonight to veto a bill sent to him by the Legislature that would mandate insurance coverage for antibiotic lyme… -
MBTA Pension Fund, 'In Freefall,' Is Next On Charlie Baker's Agenda
Gov. Charlie Baker wants to transfer management of the MBTA’s independent pension fund to the board that controls the rest of the state’s retirement… -
House And Senate Busy: Wage Gap, Jobs Bill, Baker's Budget Cuts
The state Senate will vote Thursday on Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to grow jobs in the state, but could put a changes of their own into the economic… -
Despite Belt-Tightening, Hundreds Of Earmarks Made It To Gov's Desk
On Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker signed the fiscal 2017 budget, bringing an end to a particularly tortured budget season in which legislators wrestled with… -
State Legislature Hits The End-Of-Session Rush With Full Agenda
The Legislature’s formal sessions close for the year at the end of July. That leaves just three and a half weeks before all 200 lawmakers head home to… -
Brexit Downturn Could Force Hard Choices As Baker Forecasts $1 Billion Budget Shortfall
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union – Brexit – has clobbered American stock prices, costing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 597 points over… -
Baker Names Three Judges To Mass. Supreme Judicial Court
Gov. Charlie Baker Tuesday nominated three sitting jurists to the Supreme Judicial Court, replacing judges who will soon be retiring from Massachusetts…