Baker delivered ‘too many’ spending vetoes, Senate prez says

Baker delivered ‘too many’ spending vetoes, Senate prez says

STATE HOUSE — A disappointed Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Monday that Gov. Charlie Baker delivered "too many" spending vetoes, although it will be up to the House to decide which budget spending to attempt to restore through override efforts.

The Senate will be "very busy" figuring out which of Baker's fiscal 2017 budget vetoes the Legislature can override, Rosenberg told two reporters outside the State House Monday after attending a rally celebrating the state's new transgender rights law.

Trump’s vice presidential sweepstakes
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Trump’s vice presidential sweepstakes

Joseph Tortelli

"First, do no harm."

That advice to physicians from the Hippocratic Oath also sums up a key principle in politics when choosing a vice presidential running mate. In recent election history, selecting a vice presidential running mate has become an exercise in protecting the downside. When the maxim to "do no harm" is ignored, the consequences rarely are happy ones.

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