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Charter school expansion unlikely to come up, DeLeo says

BOSTON – With Memorial Day weekend around the corner and just two full months of formal sessions left for the Massachusetts Legislature, Speaker Robert DeLeo, who controls the agenda in the state House of Representatives, on Wednesday questioned the propriety of expending time and effort trying to pass a bill expanding

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Public records access overhaul sent to Baker

BOSTON – Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to send the first major overhaul of public records access laws in 40 years to Gov. Charlie Baker's desk. In addition to requiring state agencies and cities and towns to designate records officers to field

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Baker offers plan to cap sick leave accrual benefits

STATE HOUSE — In the wake of reports of long-time state employees walking into retirement with lucrative compensation packages boosted by payouts for unused sick time, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday unveiled legislation to cap sick leave accrual at no more than 1,000 hours, or six months of work. The

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Baker reiterates support for death penalty after officer’s killing

STATE HOUSE — Following the killing of an Auburn police officer, and a shootout that resulted in a dead suspect and a wounded State Police trooper, Gov. Charlie Baker said a different approach to criminal justice might be warranted and he believes police killers should be executed. Jorge Zambrano, 35, reportedly

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Baker plans to sit out presidential election

BOSTON – After ruling out casting his ballot for the likely Republican, Democratic and Libertarian presidential tickets, Gov. Charlie Baker made it clear on Tuesday: he does not plan to vote for any presidential candidate. "I would like to get some credit for the fact that rather than punting on

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As GOP rips ‘millionaire tax,’ Baker remains on the fence

STATE HOUSE — A day after House and Senate Republicans waged an unsuccessful fight against advancing a proposed surtax on households with incomes above $1 million in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker declined to slam the door shut on the possibility of him supporting the tax two years from now when, presumably,

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Senate panel backs 3.5% spending boost in state budget

BOSTON – A Senate committee on Tuesday unanimously endorsed an annual budget that includes funding for 150 new residential substance abuse treatment beds, hundreds of new rental assistance vouchers and investments in education programs that exceed appropriations approved by the House in April. The $39.497 billion budget roughly hews to

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Baker outlines plan to add affordable housing

BOSTON – A capital budget set to be unveiled by Gov. Charlie Baker later this month will include a large investment aimed at the need for affordable housing options in Massachusetts. Speaking to a room of housing developers from across the country Monday, the first-term Republican said that $1.1 billion