Baker focused on ‘big six’ bills as formal sessions wind down

Baker focused on ‘big six’ bills as formal sessions wind down

STATE HOUSE — With 20 days remaining until the end of formal legislative sessions, Beacon Hill leaders are turning their attention to six major pieces of legislation, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday.

After meeting with House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, Baker said the three discussed "the big six items that are out there." He named bills to diversify the state's energy mix; regulate the ride-for-hire industry; restrict the use of non-compete agreements; ensure pay equity between genders; and economic development and municipal finance reform bills filed by the governor.

A lot of holes in GOP presidential ground game in key states
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A lot of holes in GOP presidential ground game in key states

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Presidential battleground states were supposed to be swarming with Republican Party workers by now.

"We've moved on to thousands and thousands of employees," party chairman Reince Priebus declared in March, contrasting that with the GOP's late-blooming staffing four years earlier. "We are covering districts across this country in ways that we've never had before."

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