BOSTON – Defending himself against accusations that his campaign team was trying to sell access to special interest donors, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said his administration would continue to have an "open door" policy, and suggested he has not lost interest in campaign finance reform.
"I reject the premise that somehow we play favorites, because we don't and we're studious about that," Baker told reporters, reacting to reports earlier in the day that his finance team had sent a letter soliciting donations from political action committees. The letter reportedly offered "meetings, one-on-one calls, and fund-raising events with Governor Baker and Lieutenant Governor [Karyn] Polito."
BOSTON (AP) — During a week in which the eyes of the nation were focused on NASA's first moon landing, a tragic drama played out on a tiny Massachusetts island that would have political ramifications for decades to follow.
The late Sen. Ted Kennedy's actions, explanations and motives in the hours and days after a car he was driving slipped off Chappaquiddick's Dike Bridge on July 18, 1969, killing Mary Jo Kopechne, have been explored in numerous articles, books and documentaries. Now, the groundwork is being laid for an independent feature film that will perhaps rekindle questions lingering for nearly a half-century.
