by State House News Service | Feb 22, 2022
With tax collections running nearly $1.5 billion ahead of expectations, Gov. Charlie Baker filed a spending bill on Friday that seeks to spend $1.6 billion in state funds to keep COVID-19 response efforts going and to invest in stressed sectors, like child care and human services.
by State House News Service | Jan 26, 2022
Baker used his final State of the Commonwealth address to forecast substantial tax breaks that will feature in his annual state spending bill, marked for release on Wednesday
by State House News Service | Dec 28, 2021
Massachusetts renters who seek state aid to avoid eviction will face new requirements and a revised application process in less than a week, a sudden shift that prompted dozens of housing advocates to demand lawmakers intervene and stave off a “disgraceful and unnecessary outcome.”
by State House News Service | Dec 23, 2021
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by State House News Service | Dec 14, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday took his pen and scissors to the $4 billion federal aid and surplus disbursement bill.
by State House News Service | Dec 13, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker said his administration has secured over 2 million rapid COVID-19 tests and will be distributing them in the state’s communities “hardest hit” by the pandemic.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 5, 2021
With Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito out of the picture for the 2022 governor’s race, we implore a candidate to seize their mantle as “the housing ticket.”
by State House News Service | Dec 1, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker, a two-term Republican who at his peak was one of the most popular governors in the country, will not seek a third term, throwing the 2022 race for governor wide open.
by State House News Service | Nov 30, 2021
A little more than two weeks past his 65th birthday, Gov. Charlie Baker said he still wants to be “working for a long time,” but did not indicate if those plans will involve a bid to keep his current job for another four years.
by State House News Service | Nov 29, 2021
Count Gov. Charlie Baker among the public officials who are eagerly awaiting answers to crucial questions about the latest COVID-19 mutant and whether it could alter the nature of the pandemic and the public health response.
by State House News Service | Nov 24, 2021
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday that she and Gov. Charlie Baker spoke last week during their face-to-face meeting about rent control.
by Peter Paul Payack | Nov 14, 2021
Having trouble deciding his next political move, Gov. Charlie Baker is turning to an old standby for advice about the future.
by State House News Service | Nov 12, 2021
The barriers to creating new affordable housing can be numerous, from zoning and density restrictions to limited funding and NIMBYism. With the help of state funding, two communities south of Boston hope to address a housing obstacle that might be less obvious: Water.
by State House News Service | Nov 9, 2021
Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu’s push for a fare-free T has generated a lot of buzz on Beacon Hill, and now House Speaker Ronald Mariano wants his concerns about MBTA maintenance to catch her attention.
by State House News Service | Nov 2, 2021
Still not ready to announce his 2022 plans, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday outlined “three big questions” on his mind as he mulls whether to seek a third term.
by State House News Service | Oct 27, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker is not merely waiting to announce whether he will seek a third term in office next year, he said Tuesday, as he described the decision as “a very complicated issue … for all kinds of reasons.”
by State House News Service | Oct 27, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he would “probably not” sign a law reviving rent control if the legislature were to send one to his desk.
by Peter Paul Payack | Oct 3, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker may not have made it to the Met Gala this year, but that doesn’t mean he’s not trying to make a statement with fashion.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 3, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker once had the foresight to tackle the T’s problems head-on. Where is that energy, now that a derailment, a bloody escalator malfunction and a report predicting “fiscal calamity” have Thrust the MBTA’s true state of slow decay back into public view?
by State House News Service | Sep 3, 2021
Available federal resources create an opportunity for Massachusetts to undertake “transformational” work on climate and environmental issues, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday