Baker signs spending bill with $27.8 million to fight opioid epidemic

BOSTON — Asking for more time to report on changes at the Department of Children and Families, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed a spending bill that steers $120 million into the state rainy day fund and dedicates $27.8 million to opioid abuse treatment and prevention programs. The bill calls on Baker's team to report to the Legislature by Nov. 17 on new or updated policies put in place at the Department of Children and Families over the past year to improve the safety of children it deals

BOSTON — Asking for more time to report on changes at the Department of Children and Families, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed a spending bill that steers $120 million into the state rainy day fund and dedicates $27.8 million to opioid abuse treatment and prevention programs. The bill calls on Baker's team to report to the Legislature by Nov. 17 on new or updated policies put in place at the Department of Children and Families over the past year to improve the safety of children it deals wi…