Baker steps away from letter soliciting donations

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 solic

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 solic…