Baker to deliver State of State speech on Jan. 21

Gov. Charlie Baker, who is preparing to begin his second year in office, will deliver his first State of the Commonwealth address before the Legislature and special guests on Jan. 21, his office announced on Wednesday. The speech should give Baker an opportunity to both reinforce his priorities for the second year of the Legislative session – passing opioid abuse prevention, charter school expansion and hydropower legislation – and lay out any new initiatives his administration may have in stor

Gov. Charlie Baker, who is preparing to begin his second year in office, will deliver his first State of the Commonwealth address before the Legislature and special guests on Jan. 21, his office announced on Wednesday. The speech should give Baker an opportunity to both reinforce his priorities for the second year of the Legislative session – passing opioid abuse prevention, charter school expansion and hydropower legislation – and lay out any new initiatives his administration may have in stor…