After activists on Thursday rallied for the immediate shutdown of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Gov. Charlie Baker said he wants to balance the safety of the impending decommissioning of the plant with the region's power needs.
The Entergy Corp.-owned plant, which last week announced plans to be decommissioned by June 1, 2019, generates enough electricity to power more than 600,000 homes.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Chris Christie promised Thursday to spend a lot more time in Iowa as the leadoff presidential caucuses draw closer, signaling a shift for the New Jersey governor after months of focusing on New Hampshire.
Christie, who has struggled to gain traction in the 2016 Republican primary, has so far devoted most of his time and resources to New Hampshire, an early voting state that usually favors fiscal conservative candidates as opposed to religious conservatives who typically do well in Iowa. But in a Thursday interview with The Associated Press, Christie said he would split his campaign time evenly between the two states going forward.
