Baker administration scraps hundreds of state regulations in overhaul

BOSTON — The Charlie Baker administration is eliminating nearly 15 percent of Massachusetts state regulations and amending at least another 40 percent in a top-to-bottom overhaul aimed at making state government more efficient and business-friendly. The move comes a little more than a year after Baker issued a directive to all state agencies, requiring them to undertake a review of their regulations, with instructions that none should exceed federal requirements.

BOSTON — The Charlie Baker administration is eliminating nearly 15 percent of Massachusetts state regulations and amending at least another 40 percent in a top-to-bottom overhaul aimed at making state government more efficient and business-friendly. The move comes a little more than a year after Baker issued a directive to all state agencies, requiring them to undertake a review of their regulations, with instructions that none should exceed federal requirements.…