Baker Returns Climate Change Bill, Citing Costs and Potential Restrictions on New Buildings

Baker Returns Climate Change Bill, Citing Costs and Potential Restrictions on New Buildings

Governor Charlie Baker wants to sign a climate change bill passed by the Massachusetts Legislature but can't abide the projected costs and a provision that critics fear might lead to towns and cities banning natural gas hookups for new commercial buildings.

The governor on Sunday returned a climate change bill passed by the Legislature with proposed amendments, which continues the conversation between state legislators and the governor's aides.

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Donate To A Massachusetts Politician? You May Have Bought Him A Coffee At Starbucks Or Dunkin’ Donuts

Tom Joyce

Congressional Democrats are on a real winning streak in Massachusetts.

They have not lost a U.S. House race in the state since 1994. The last time they lost a non-special election in a U.S. Senate race was 1972, when liberal Republican Senator Ed Brooke won a second term.

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