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.
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.